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Matrix Metalloproteinase 20

Known as: MMP-20 Metalloproteinase, Enamelysin, MMP20 Metalloproteinase 
A secreted matrix metalloproteinase that is the predominant proteolytic activity in the enamel matrix. The enzyme has a high specificity for dental… (More)
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2007
2007
Catalytic domain of MMP20 (Enamelysin) - the NMR structure of a new matrix metalloproteinase.
The solution structure of the catalytic domain of MMP-20, a member of the matrix metalloproteinases family not yet structurally… (More)
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2006
2006
How do enamelysin and kallikrein 4 process the 32-kDa enamelin?
The activities of two proteases--enamelysin (MMP-20) and kallikrein 4 (KLK4)--are necessary for dental enamel to achieve its high… (More)
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2003
2003
Relative levels of mRNA encoding enamel proteins in enamel organ epithelia and odontoblasts.
Amelogenin, enamelin, sheathlin (ameloblastin/ amelin), enamelysin (MMP-20), and KLK4 (EMSP-1) are the major structural proteins… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Enamelysin (matrix metalloproteinase 20)-deficient mice display an amelogenesis imperfecta phenotype.
Enamelysin is a tooth-specific matrix metalloproteinase that is expressed during the early through middle stages of enamel… (More)
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2002
2002
Enamelysin and kallikrein-4 mRNA expression in developing mouse molars.
Proteolytic processing and degradation of enamel matrix proteins appears to be an essential feature of dental enamel formation… (More)
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2000
2000
Immunohistochemical detection and distribution of enamelysin (MMP-20) in human odontogenic tumors.
Enamelysin is a tooth-specific protease that was initially isolated from porcine enamel organ and subsequently from human… (More)
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1999
1999
Activation of recombinant bovine matrix metalloproteinase-20 and its hydrolysis of two amelogenin oligopeptides.
Enamelysin is a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-20) secreted by ameloblasts, previously shown to hydrolyze recombinant amelogenin… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Characterization of recombinant pig enamelysin activity and cleavage of recombinant pig and mouse amelogenins.
Enamelysin (MMP-20) is a tooth-specific matrix metalloproteinase that is initially expressed by ameloblasts and odontoblasts… (More)
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1998
1998
Enamelysin (matrix metalloproteinase-20): localization in the developing tooth and effects of pH and calcium on amelogenin hydrolysis.
The formation of dental enamel is a precisely regulated and dynamic developmental process. The forming enamel starts as a soft… (More)
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1998
1998
Enamelysin mRNA displays a developmentally defined pattern of expression and encodes a protein which degrades amelogenin.
Previously, a cDNA encoding a novel matrix metalloproteinase (enamelysin) was isolated from a porcine enamel organ-specific cDNA… (More)
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