DQ-collagen IV was used to observe the effect of CatB and CatX inhibition on EMC degradation. Intracellular degradation of DQ-collagen type IV was monitored by flow cytometry and extracellular degradation was monitored with spectrofluorimetry. The detailed protocols are provided in Supplementary Methods.
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