Structural alterations at the neuromuscular junctions of matrix metalloproteinase 3 null mutant mice

M VanSaun, AA Herrera, MJ Werle - Journal of neurocytology, 2003 - Springer
… was localized to the frog neuromuscular junction, and that purified … neuromuscular junction
we made detailed observations on the structure and function of the neuromuscular junctions

Matrix metalloproteinases in neuromuscular disease

S Renaud, D Leppert - Muscle & Nerve: Official Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… Normal human muscle shows immunoreactivity for MMP-2, -7, and -9 at the neuromuscular
junction, in blood vessels and the perineurium of terminal nerve branches. In muscles …

Cell‐to‐cell signaling at the neuromuscular junction: the dynamic role of the extracellular matrix

MJ Werle - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
matrix at the neuromuscular junction is needed to maintain stability, to allow growth, or to
destabilize and remove synapses. Matrix metalloproteinases are … of matrix metalloproteinases (…

Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase‐2 (TIMP‐2) regulates neuromuscular junction development via a β1 integrin‐mediated mechanism

G Lluri, GD Langlois, B McClellan… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
… dependent presynaptic regulation of quantal size at the mammalian neuromuscular junction
… by matrix metalloproteinase disrupts the link between the extracellular matrix and cell …

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 at the neuromusculsr junction

M Yeghiazaryan, A Leszczynska, Z Lasiecka… - Acta Neurobiologiae …, 2009 - infona.pl
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are considered to play a pivotal role in remodeling of the
extracellular matrix … At the neuromuscular junction, a role, related to the turnover of agrin, has …

The expression and function of gelatinolytic activity at the rat neuromuscular junction upon physical exercise

M Yeghiazaryan, AM Cabaj, U Sławińska… - Histochemistry and Cell …, 2015 - Springer
… In EDL, but not Sol, there was an increase in the gelatinolytic activity at the postsynaptic
domain of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). The increased activity was found within punctate …

Matrix metalloproteinases MMP‐2 and MMP‐9 in denervated muscle and injured nerve

Kherif, Dehaupas, Lafuma, Fardeau… - Neuropathology and …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
neuromuscular junctions but decreases in the nerves whereas MMP-9 immunolabelling
persists at the neuromuscular junctions … expressed at mouse neuromuscular junctions and that …

Activation of Matrix Metalloproteinase‐3 is altered at the frog neuromuscular junction following changes in synaptic activity

M VanSaun, BC Humburg, MG Arnett… - Developmental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… of Matrix Metalloproteinases at the neuromuscular junction. In particular, we focused on Matrix
Metalloproteinase 3 (… molecules at the frog neuromuscular junction, and MMP3 cleaves a …

Characterization of matrix metalloproteinases in denervated muscle

M Demestre, M Orth, GM Wells… - Neuropathology and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… plasticity and maintenance of neuromuscular junction (NMJ) contacts is also well established
[7–9]. However, less is known about the involvement of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) …

Activity dependent removal of agrin from synaptic basal lamina by matrix metalloproteinase 3

MJ Werle, M VanSaun - Journal of neurocytology, 2003 - Springer
… Of critical importance to this review is the understanding of the role of agrin in the formation
and stabilization of the neuromuscular junction. Briefly, there are the following major …