Gelatinase B/matrix metalloproteinase-9 is a phase-specific effector molecule, independent from Fas, in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

• Estefania Ugarte-Berzal,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Immunobiology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5182-6361

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• Nele Berghmans,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

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• Lise Boon,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Immunobiology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

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• Erik Martens,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Immunobiology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

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• Jennifer Vandooren,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Immunobiology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7157-3370

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• Bénédicte Cauwe,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Immunobiology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

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• Greet Thijs,

  Roles Project administration, Resources

  Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Immunobiology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

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• Paul Proost,

  Roles Resources, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

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• Jo Van Damme,

  Roles Conceptualization

  Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

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• Ghislain Opdenakker

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Ghislain.opdenakker@kuleuven.be

  Affiliation Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Immunobiology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

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