Kathryn Akers

Activation of 72-kDa Type IV Collagenase/Gelatinase by Normal Fibroblasts in Collagen Lattices Is Mediated by Integrin Receptors but Is Not Related to Lattice Contraction

Jo Louise Seltzer, Ai‐Young Lee, Kathryn Akers et al. · Experimental Cell Research · 1994 · 130 citations

Mechanobiology, Cell Physiology, Fibrosis +14

Cleavage specificity of human skin type IV collagenase (gelatinase). Identification of cleavage sites in type I gelatin, with confirmation using synthetic peptides

Jo Louise Seltzer, Kathryn Akers, Harold Weingarten et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1990 · 106 citations · Full text

Tissue Engineering, Cleavage Specificity, Cleavage Sites +21

Association of Antibiotics, Airway Microbiome, and Inflammation in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis

Jessica E. Pittman, Kristine M. Wylie, Kathryn Akers et al. · Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2017 · 66 citations · Full text

Intracellular activation of gelatinase A (72-kDa type IV collagenase) by normal fibroblasts

Ai‐Young Lee, Kathryn Akers, Mitchell Collier et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 65 citations · Full text

Cleavage specificity of type IV collagenase (gelatinase) from human skin

Jo Louise Seltzer, Harold Weingarten, Kathryn Akers et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1989 · 48 citations · Full text