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Title
Increased expression of collagenase-3 (MMP-13) and MT1-MMP in oesophageal cancer is related to cancer aggressiveness.
Authors
Etoh, T; Inoue, H; Yoshikawa, Y; Barnard, G F; Kitano, S; Mori, M
Abstract
Collagenase-3 (matrix metalloproteinase-13, MMP-13) is a recently identified human MMP with broad substrate specificity which can be activated by membrane type 1 (MT1) matrix metalloproteinase in vitro. These may play a critical role in cancer aggressiveness.