Metalloproteases meprin   and meprin   are C- and N-procollagen proteinases important for collagen assembly and tensile strength

The metalloproteases meprin α and meprin β: unique enzymes in inflammation, neurodegeneration, cancer and fibrosis

(2013) Claudia Broder et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Identification of human epididymis protein-4 as a fibroblast-derived mediator of fibrosis

(2013) Valerie S LeBleu et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

The substrate degradome of meprin metalloproteases reveals an unexpected proteolytic link between meprin β and ADAM10

(2012) Tamara Jefferson et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Mechanisms of fibrosis: therapeutic translation for fibrotic disease

(2012) Thomas A Wynn et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Structural basis of fibrillar collagen trimerization and related genetic disorders

(2012) Jean-Marie Bourhis et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular basis for the action of the collagen-specific chaperone Hsp47/SERPINH1 and its structure-specific client recognition

(2012) C. Widmer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structural insights into triple-helical collagen cleavage by matrix metalloproteinase 1

(2012) S. W. Manka et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Metalloprotease Meprin β Generates Nontoxic N-terminal Amyloid Precursor Protein Fragmentsin Vivo

(2011) Tamara Jefferson et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Structure of collagenase G reveals a chew-and-digest mechanism of bacterial collagenolysis

(2011) Ulrich Eckhard et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Role of Meprins to Protect Ileal Mucosa of Crohn's Disease Patients from Colonization by Adherent-Invasive E. coli

(2011) Emilie Vazeille et al.   PLoS One

Balance of meprin A and B in mice affects the progression of experimental inflammatory bowel disease

(2010) Sanjita Banerjee et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

A specific immunoassay for monitoring human bone resorption: Quantitation of type I collagen cross-linked N-telopeptides in urine

(2010) Dennis A. Hanson et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Processing of Procollagen III by Meprins: New Players in Extracellular Matrix Assembly?

(2010) Daniel Kronenberg et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Let It Flow: Morpholino Knockdown in Zebrafish Embryos Reveals a Pro-Angiogenic Effect of the Metalloprotease Meprin α2

(2010) André Schütte et al.   PLoS One

Meprin A and meprin α generate biologically functional IL-1β from pro-IL-1β

(2009) Christian Herzog et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS