Abstract
Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are a group of highly potent inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and disintegrin metalloproteinases (ADAMs). The high affinity and “tight-binding” nature of the inhibition of MMPs or ADAMs by TIMPs presents challenges for the determination of both equilibrium and dissociation rate constants of these inhibitory events. Methodologies that enable some of these challenges to be overcome are described in this chapter and represent valuable lessons for the in vitro assessment of MMP or ADAM inhibitors within a drug discovery context.
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Willenbrock, F., Thomas, D.A., Amour, A. (2010). Kinetic Analysis of the Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinases: Lessons from the Study of Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases. In: Clark, I. (eds) Matrix Metalloproteinase Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 622. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-299-5_25
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