Traveling Metalloproteinases
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2020) | Viewed by 14139
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Interests: cellular and molecular biology; intercellular communication; extracellular vesicles; tumoroids; organoids; 3D culture systems; gene regulation; non-coding RNA; omics; moonlighting proteins; cancer
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Dear Colleagues,
The matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) family were originally found as extracellular proteolytic enzymes which are crucial in diseases, tissue development, angiogenesis, and wound healing. The discovery of intranuclear MMP has been paradigm-shifting in biology and medicine. Moreover, intranuclear MMP alters gene expression at the transcriptional level. Further, recent studies have discovered MMP which is carried by extracellular vesicles such as exosomes, altering the local and distant microenvironment. Therefore, reseachers in the field of the intracellular roles of MMP and vesicle-associated MMP are encouraged to submit original articles and reviews to the journal Cells Special Issue on “Traveling Metalloproteinases”.
Dr. Takanori Eguchi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metalloproteinase
- gene regulation, transcription
- cancer
- angiogenesis
- immunology, inflammation
- wound healing
- vesicle traffic
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