Biochemistry and molecular biology of gelatinase B or matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9)

…, PM Rudd, RA Dwek, G Opdenakker - Critical reviews in …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) form an enzyme family of which gelatinase B (MMP-9)
represents the largest and most complex member. We focus here on the biochemical …

Concepts and principles of O-linked glycosylation

…, PM Rudd, RA Dwek, G Opdenakker - Critical reviews in …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
The biosynthesis, structures, and functions of O-glycosylation, as a complex posttranslational
event, is reviewed and compared for the various types of O-glycans. Mucin-type O-…

Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors as therapy for inflammatory and vascular diseases

…, QXA Sang, G Opdenakker - Nature reviews Drug …, 2007 - nature.com
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have outgrown the field of extracellular-matrix biology and
have progressed towards being important regulatory molecules in cancer and inflammation…

Microglia emerge from erythromyeloid precursors via Pu. 1-and Irf8-dependent pathways

…, T Brocker, K Debowski, G Fritz, G Opdenakker… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
… The animal permission numbers are G-11/46, X-12/06H, X-11/10H and X-10/08H. … Hu, J.,
Van den Steen, PE, Sang, QX & Opdenakker, G. Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors as therapy …

Neutrophil gelatinase B potentiates interleukin-8 tenfold by aminoterminal processing, whereas it degrades CTAP-III, PF-4, and GRO-α and leaves RANTES and MCP …

…, JO Van Damme, G Opdenakker - Blood, The Journal …, 2000 - ashpublications.org
… Further processing of CTAP-III by monocyte or neutrophil proteases yields the chemotactic
neutrophil-activating peptide-2 (NAP-2).16,17 Processing of intact ENA-78 by cathepsin-G

Biochemistry and molecular biology of gelatinase B or matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9): the next decade

…, PE Van den Steen, G Opdenakker - Critical reviews in …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… The general principles and the various levels at which MMP-9 activity is regulated were
outlined already a decade ago (Opdenakker et al., Citation2001a). These are reiterated briefly …

Gelatinase B functions as regulator and effector in leukocyte biology

G Opdenakker, PE Van den Steen… - Journal of leukocyte …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) form a family of enzymes with major actions in the remodeling
of extracellular matrix (ECM) components. Gelatinase B (MMP-9) is the most complex …

Dystroglycan is selectively cleaved at the parenchymal basement membrane at sites of leukocyte extravasation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

…, N van Rooijen, F Ivars, G Opdenakker… - The Journal of …, 2006 - rupress.org
… 2, E and G). We have previously shown the absence of discontinuities in the immunofluorescent
staining pattern for integrin β1 on the astrocyte endfeet in EAE (5), suggesting that …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of NET formation and degradation revealed by intravital imaging in the liver vasculature

…, WY Lee, MJ Sanz, K Mowen, G Opdenakker… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) composed of DNA decorated with histones and proteases
trap and kill bacteria but also injure host tissue. Here we show that during a bloodstream …

[HTML][HTML] STAT2 signaling restricts viral dissemination but drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters

…, X Saelens, N Callewaert, G Opdenakker… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
… f, g Heat map or individual expression profiles showing differential expression of selected
antiviral, pro-inflammatory, and cytokine genes in the lungs after SARS-CoV-2 infection (n = 7 …