Figure 1.
MMP1 structure (PDB ID: ISU3). The hemopexin domain is connected to the catalytic domain by a flexible linker. The pro domain is cleaved off to activate MMPs for catalysis. Yellow and purple spheres represent the van der Waals radii of the calcium and zinc atoms, respectively. The pro domain, the catalytic domain, the linker, and the hemopexin domains are roughly defined by the ranges of residues D32-Q99, F100-Y260, G261-C278, and D279-C466, respectively.