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Facts about Matrix metalloproteinase-16.
Involved in the matrix remodeling of blood vessels. Isoform brief cleaves fibronectin and additionally collagen type III, but at lower speed.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | MMP16 |
| Uniprot: | P51512 |
| Entrez: | 4325 |

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

chromosome 8 open reading frame 57; DKFZp761D112; EC 3.4.24; EC 3.4.24.-; EC 3.4.24.80; matrix metallopeptidase 16 (membrane-inserted); matrix metalloproteinase 16 (membrane-inserted); matrix metalloproteinase-16; Membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase 3; Membrane-type-3 matrix metalloproteinase; MMP16; MMP-16; MMPX2; MMP-X2; MT3MMP; MT3-MMP; MT3-MMPC8orf57; MT-MMP 3; MT-MMP2; MTMMP3; MT-MMP3; Putative transmembrane protein C8orf57
Mass (kDA):
69.521 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 8q21.3 |
| Sequence: | 8; NC_000008.11 (88032009..88327483, complement) |
Expressed in heart, brain, placenta, ovary and small intestine. Isoform Short is found in the ovary.
[Isoform Long]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein; Extracellular side. Localized at the cell surface of melanoma cells.; [Isoform Short]: Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix. Cell surface. Localized at the cell surface of melanoma cells.




PMID: 7559440 by Takino T., et al. Identification of the second membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase (MT-MMP-2) gene from a human placenta cDNA library. MT-MMPs form a unique membrane-type subclass in the MMP family.
PMID: 9396633 by Matsumoto S., et al. Identification of soluble type of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-3 formed by alternatively spliced mRNA.
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