Matrix metalloproteinase-20 (MMP20)

Degrades amelogenin, the major protein component of the enamel matrix and 2 of the macromolecules characterizing the cartilage extracellular matrix: aggrecan and the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). May play a central role in tooth enamel formation.

Cleaves aggrecan at the'360-Asn-.