[HTML][HTML] Collagenase-3 binds to a specific receptor and requires the low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein for internalization

OY Barmina, HW Walling, GJ Fiacco, JMP Freije… - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
We have previously identified a specific receptor for collagenase-3 that mediates the
binding, internalization, and degradation of this ligand in UMR 106-01 rat osteoblastic
osteosarcoma cells. In the present study, we show that collagenase-3 binding is calcium-
dependent and occurs in a variety of cell types, including osteoblastic and fibroblastic cells.
We also present evidence supporting a two-step mechanism of collagenase-3 binding and
internalization involving both a specific collagenase-3 receptor and the low density …