The degradation of the extracellular matrix,along with cell surface proteins,is accomplished mostly by a _____-containing enzyme family called _______.
A)copper,matrix metalloproteinases
B)copper,MMPs
C)zinc,matrix metalloproteinases
D)magnesium,matrix metalloproteinases
E)manganese,MMPs

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The degradation of extracellular matrix and cell surface proteins is mostly accomplished by a zinc-containing enzyme family called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Copper, magnesium, and manganese are not commonly associated with MMPs. Additionally, MMPs is the full term for the enzyme family, not just the abbreviation MMPs.

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