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Facts about Matrix metalloproteinase-15.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | MMP15 |
| Uniprot: | P51511 |
| Entrez: | 4324 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| peptidase M10A family |

EC 3.4.24; EC 3.4.24.-; EC 3.4.24.80; matrix metallopeptidase 15 (membrane-inserted); matrix metalloproteinase 15 (membrane-inserted); Membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase 2; Membrane-type-2 matrix metalloproteinase; MMP15; MMP-15; MT2-MMP; MT2-MMPMT2MMP; MTMMP2MT-MMP 2; SMCP-2matrix metalloproteinase-15
Mass (kDA):
75.807 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 16q21 |
| Sequence: | 16; NC_000016.10 (58025754..58046901) |
Appeared to be synthesized preferentially in liver, placenta, testis, colon and intestine. Substantial amounts are also detected in pancreas, kidney, lung, heart and skeletal muscle.
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein; Extracellular side.






PMID: 7649159 by Will H., et al. cDNA sequence and mRNA tissue distribution of a novel human matrix metalloproteinase with a potential transmembrane segment.
PMID: 9119382 by Sato H., et al. Assignment of the human genes for membrane-type-1, -2, and -3 matrix metalloproteinases (MMP14, MMP15, and MMP16) to 14q12.2, 16q12.2-q21, and 8q21, respectively, by in situ hybridization.