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Open AccessEpilysin (matrix metalloproteinase-28) contributes to airway epithelial cell survival
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Despite much information on their catalytic properties and gene regulation, we actually know very little of what matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) do in tissues. The catalytic activity of these enzymes has been...