title: Interaction of alpha 2-macroglobulin with matrix metalloproteinases and its use for identification of their active forms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7421.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Binner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017364:Collagenases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000201:enzymology; D018093:Gelatinases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins; D017364:Collagenases; D018093:Gelatinases; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1