title: MMP17/MT4-MMP and thoracic aortic aneurysms: OPNing new potential for effective treatment.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (C.L.P., H.Y.); and Life Science Center, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan (Y.Y., H.Y.).
authors.forename: Christina L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Papke
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (C.L.P., H.Y.); and Life Science Center, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan (Y.Y., H.Y.).
authors.forename: Yoshito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (C.L.P., H.Y.); and Life Science Center, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan (Y.Y., H.Y.). hiromi.yanagisawa@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanagisawa
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053504:Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated / Q000502:physiology*; D020125:Mutation, Missense
chemical_list: D053504:Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated
keywords: aorta; extracellular matrix; mutation; myocytes, smooth muscle; osteopontin