Metalloproteases play a complex role in tumor progression. While the activity of some ADAM, ADAMTS and matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) seems to be protumorigenic, the activity of others seems to prevent tumor progression...
Keywords: extracellular matrix, GPI-anchored, metalloprotease, oncogenesis, proteomics, shedding
08/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter