MMP24

Matrix metallopeptidase 24 (membrane-inserted)
Identifiers
Symbols MMP24; MMP25; MT-MMP5; MT5-MMP
External IDs OMIM604871 MGI1341867 HomoloGene21331 GeneCards: MMP24 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 10893 17391
Ensembl ENSG00000125966 ENSMUSG00000027612
UniProt Q9Y5R2 Q6GX95
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_006690 NM_010808.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_006681 NP_034938.3
Location (UCSC) Chr 20:
33.81 – 33.86 Mb
Chr 2:
155.6 – 155.64 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Matrix metalloproteinase-24 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MMP24 gene.[1][2]

Proteins of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family are involved in the breakdown of extracellular matrix in normal physiological processes, such as embryonic development, reproduction, and tissue remodeling, as well as in disease processes, such as arthritis and metastasis. Most MMP's are secreted as inactive proproteins which are activated when cleaved by extracellular proteinases. However, the protein encoded by this gene is a member of the membrane-type MMP (MT-MMP) subfamily; each member of this subfamily contains a potential transmembrane domain suggesting that these proteins are expressed at the cell surface rather than secreted. This protein activates MMP2 by cleavage. The gene has previously been referred to as MMP25 but has been renamed MMP24.[2]

References

  1. ^ Llano E, Pendas AM, Freije JP, Nakano A, Knauper V, Murphy G, Lopez-Otin C (Jun 1999). "Identification and characterization of human MT5-MMP, a new membrane-bound activator of progelatinase a overexpressed in brain tumors". Cancer Res 59 (11): 2570–6. PMID 10363975. 
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: MMP24 matrix metallopeptidase 24 (membrane-inserted)". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=10893. 

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