Search Results - "Fasciglione, Giovanni Francesco"
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Human matrix metalloproteinases: An ubiquitarian class of enzymes involved in several pathological processes
Published in Molecular aspects of medicine (01-04-2012)“…Human matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) belong to the M10 family of the MA clan of endopeptidases. They are ubiquitarian enzymes, structurally characterized by…”
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Multi-Anticancer Activities of Phytoestrogens in Human Osteosarcoma
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-09-2023)“…Phytoestrogens are plant-derived bioactive compounds with estrogen-like properties. Their potential health benefits, especially in cancer prevention and…”
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Membrane Cholesterol Modulates LOX-1 Shedding in Endothelial Cells
Published in PloS one (23-10-2015)“…The lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) is a scavenger receptor responsible for ox-LDL recognition, binding and internalization,…”
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Gelatinolytic activity in gingival crevicular fluid and saliva of growing patients with Marfan syndrome: a case-control study
Published in BMC oral health (24-07-2019)“…Aim of the study was to evaluate the gelatinolytic activity in the saliva and gingival crevicular fluid from a sample group of subjects with Marfan syndrome…”
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A correlation between knee cartilage degradation observed by arthroscopy and synovial proteinases activities
Published in Clinical biochemistry (01-06-2003)“…A novel study has been carried out to characterize the amount and activity levels of metalloproteinases (i.e., MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-8, MMP-9 and MMP-13)…”
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The enzymatic processing of α-dystroglycan by MMP-2 is controlled by two anchoring sites distinct from the active site
Published in PloS one (15-02-2018)“…Dystroglycan (DG) is a membrane receptor, belonging to the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC) and formed by two subunits, α-dystroglycan (α-DG) and…”
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Effects of Extracellular Osteoanabolic Agents on the Endogenous Response of Osteoblastic Cells
Published in Cells (Basel, Switzerland) (10-09-2021)“…The complex multidimensional skeletal organization can adapt its structure in accordance with external contexts, demonstrating excellent self-renewal capacity…”
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Modulation of the proteolytic activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (gelatinase A) on fibrinogen
Published in Biochemical journal (15-03-2007)“…The proteolytic processing of bovine fibrinogen by MMP-2 (gelatinase A), which brings about the formation of a product unable to form fibrin clots, has been…”
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Role of metalloproteinases in tendon pathophysiology
Published in Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry (01-01-2014)“…Tendons play a crucial role in musculoskeletal functioning because they physically connect bones and muscles making the movement of articular joints possible…”
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Role of proteolytic enzymes in the COVID-19 infection and promising therapeutic approaches
Published in Biochemical pharmacology (01-12-2020)“…[Display omitted] In the Fall of 2019 a sudden and dramatic outbreak of a pulmonary disease (Coronavirus Disease COVID-19), due to a new Coronavirus strain…”
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Effect of Axial Coordination on the Kinetics of Assembly and Folding of the Two Halves of Horse Heart Cytochrome c
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (17-12-2004)“…The kinetics of the assembly of two complementary fragments of oxidized horse heart cytochrome c (cyt c), namely the heme-containing fragment-(1–56) and the…”
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Modulation of the Catalytic Activity of Neutrophil Collagenase MMP-8 on Bovine Collagen I
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (28-06-2002)“…The cleavage of bovine collagen I by neutrophil collagenase MMP-8 has been followed at pH 7.4, 37 °C. The behavior of the whole enzyme molecule (whMMP-8),…”
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Cleavage of Bovine Collagen I by Neutrophil Collagenase MMP-8
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (23-06-2000)“…The enzymatic processing of bovine collagen I by neutrophil collagenase (MMP-8) has been monitored at 37 °C, envisaging the occurrence of multiple intermediate…”
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The enzymatic processing of [alpha]-dystroglycan by MMP-2 is controlled by two anchoring sites distinct from the active site
Published in PloS one (15-02-2018)“…Dystroglycan (DG) is a membrane receptor, belonging to the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC) and formed by two subunits, [alpha]-dystroglycan ([alpha]-DG)…”
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Characterization of the Mechanisms by which Gelatinase A, Neutrophil Collagenase, and Membrane-Type Metalloproteinase MMP-14 Recognize Collagen I and Enzymatically Process the Two α-Chains
Published in Journal of molecular biology (11-05-2007)“…The turnover of native collagen has been ascribed to different members of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family. Here, the mechanisms by which neutrophil…”
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Kinetic Investigation of Porphyrin Interaction with Chiral Templates Reveals Unexpected Features of the Induction and Self-Propagation Mechanism of Chiral Memory
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (13-08-2008)“…Kinetics of the porphyrin aggregation leading to a chiral memory system shows a remarkable “catalytic” effect of the noncovalent templates explaining their…”
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pH dependence of the enzymatic processing of collagen I by MMP-1 (fibroblast collagenase), MMP-2 (gelatinase A), and MMP-14 ectodomain
Published in Journal of biological inorganic chemistry (01-11-2010)“…The proteolytic processing of collagen I by three matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a collagenase (MMP-1), a gelatinase (MMP-2), and the ectodomain of a…”
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Structural bases for substrate and inhibitor recognition by matrix metalloproteinases
Published in Current medicinal chemistry (01-09-2008)“…Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-dependent endopeptidases which are involved in the proteolytic processing of several components of the…”
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The collagenolytic action of MMP-1 is regulated by the interaction between the catalytic domain and the hinge region
Published in Journal of biological inorganic chemistry (01-04-2012)“…The role of the hinge region in the unwinding and cleavage of type I collagen by interstitial collagenase (MMP-1) has been studied at 37 °C and pH 7.3. The…”
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Enzyme catalysis: the case of the prostate-specific antigen
Published in Atti della Accademia nazionale dei Lincei. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze fisiche e naturali (01-07-2017)“…Proteases are a class of enzymes that lower the activation energy for the cleavage of the peptide bonds by polarizing the carbonyl group. The catalytic…”
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