Biology:MMP21
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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Matrix metalloproteinase-21 (MMP-21) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MMP21 gene.[1][2]
Function
This gene encodes a member of the matrix metalloproteinase family. Proteins in this family are involved in the breakdown of extracellular matrix for both normal physiological processes, such as embryonic development, reproduction, and tissue remodeling, and disease processes, such as asthma and metastasis. The encoded protein may play an important role in embryogenesis, particularly in neuronal cells, as well as in lymphocyte development and survival.[2]
References
- ↑ "MMP-28, a new human matrix metalloproteinase with an unusual cysteine-switch sequence is widely expressed in tumors". Gene 265 (1–2): 87–93. Mar 2001. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00360-2. PMID 11255011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: MMP21 matrix metallopeptidase 21". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=118856.
Further reading
- "Matrix metalloproteinases: a tail of a frog that became a prince". Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 3 (3): 207–14. 2002. doi:10.1038/nrm763. PMID 11994741.
- "Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinases-21 and -26 and TIMP-4 in pancreatic adenocarcinoma". Mod. Pathol. 20 (11): 1128–40. 2008. doi:10.1038/modpathol.3800956. PMID 17873896.
- "MMP-21 is expressed by macrophages and fibroblasts in vivo and in culture". Exp. Dermatol. 15 (10): 775–83. 2006. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0625.2006.00460.x. PMID 16984259.
- "Matrix metalloproteinases 21 and 26 are differentially expressed in esophageal squamous cell cancer". Tumour Biol. 27 (3): 133–41. 2006. doi:10.1159/000092774. PMID 16641547.
- "The matrix metalloproteinase-21 gene 572C/T polymorphism and the risk of breast cancer". Anticancer Res. 24 (1): 199–201. 2004. PMID 15015597.
- "Matrix metalloproteinase-21 is expressed epithelially during development and in cancer and is up-regulated by transforming growth factor-beta1 in keratinocytes". Lab. Invest. 83 (12): 1887–99. 2004. doi:10.1097/01.LAB.0000106721.86126.39. PMID 14691307.
- "The structure and regulation of the human and mouse matrix metalloproteinase-21 gene and protein". Biochem. J. 372 (Pt 2): 503–15. 2003. doi:10.1042/BJ20030174. PMID 12617721.
- "Matrix metalloproteinase-21, the human orthologue for XMMP, is expressed during fetal development and in cancer". Gene 301 (1–2): 31–41. 2003. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(02)01088-0. PMID 12490321.
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