title: Migration through the extracellular matrix by the parasitic protozoan Leishmania is enhanced by surface metalloprotease gp63.
abstract: Leishmania species engineered to express high levels of the surface metalloprotease gp63 have enhanced capacity of migration through extracellular matrix in vitro. This correlates with gp63 degradation of extracellular matrix components, such as collagen type IV and fibronectin, and suggests an important role for gp63 in the pathogenesis of leishmaniasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Bradford S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: McGwire
authors.forename: Kwang-Poo
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Engman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D024141:Collagen Type IV / Q000378:metabolism; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000737:chemistry / Q000469:parasitology*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism; D007797:Laminin / Q000378:metabolism; D007891:Leishmania / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D024141:Collagen Type IV; D005353:Fibronectins; D007797:Laminin; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C055146:glycoprotein gp63, Leishmania