Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
The 23 matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in humans catalyze the turnover of all protein components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and have important roles in tissue remodeling, wound healing, embryo implantation, cell migration and shedding of cell surface proteins. Excess MMP activities are associated with many diseases including arthritis, heart disease and cancer. The activities of MMPs are regulated by a family of four protein inhibitors, the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), that are endogenous inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), ADAMs (A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase) and ADAMTS (disintegrin-metalloproteinase with thrombospmdin motifs) .... The balance between TIMPs and active metzinicins is very important and imbalances are linked to human diseases such as arthritis, cancer, and atherosclerosis. The engineering of TIMPs to produce specific inhibitors of individual MPs could provide new therapeutic principles for disease treatment, but this requires a detailed understanding of the biophysical and structural basis of the interactions of TIMPs and MMPs and ADAMs.
Extent
xvi, 101 p. : ill. (some col.)
Recommended Citation
Wu, Ying., "Thermodynamics-structure correlations of interactions between metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase variants" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 658.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/658
Identifier
FADT3356904
Comments
by Wu Ying.|Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012.|Includes bibliography.|Mode of access: World Wide Web.|System requirements: Adobe Reader.|by Wu Ying.