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Metalloproteinase super–families and drug design

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The common topology of the matrix metalloproteinase family, and details of the structures of individual members, will intensify efforts to develop drugs for diseases such as arthritis and cancer.

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Blundell, T. Metalloproteinase super–families and drug design. Nat Struct Mol Biol 1, 73–75 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0294-73

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