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Designing a Western blot for MMP15? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the MMP15 Western Blot GuideFacts 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.