TIMP-2

TIMP-2 is an extracellular inhibitor of MMPs including MMP1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19. It belongs to the I35 (TIMP) family of irreversible protease inhibitors that function as key modulators of extracellular matrix degradation during tissue development and remodeling. TIMP-2 can also act through an MMP-independent mechanism inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation in vitro and demonstrates anti-angiogenic activities in vivo. Recombinant human TIMP-2 is a 21.8 kDa protein containing 194 amino acid residues.

Product Specifications

Synonyms

Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2, CSC-21K

NCBI Gene ID

7077

UniProt

P16035

Accession Number

NP_003246

Accession Number mRNA

NM_003255

Chromosomal Location

17q25

Reactivity

Human

Cross Reactivity

Human

Sequence

CSCSPVHPQQ AFCNADVVIR AKAVSEKEVD SGNDIYGNPI KRIQYEIKQI KMFKGPEKDI EFIYTAPSSA VCGVSLDVGG KKEYLIAGKA EGDGKMHITL CDFIVPWDTL STTQKKSLNH RYQMGCECKI TRCPMIPCYI SSPDECLWMD WVTEKNINGH QAKFFACIKR SDGSCAWYRG AAPPKQEFLD IEDP

Endotoxin

< 0.1 ng/µg of protein (< 1EU/µg)

Purity

> 95% by SDS-PAGE & HPLC analyses

Bioactivity

TIMP-2 activity was measured by its ability to inhibit human MMP-1 induced hydrolysis of a chromogenic peptide substrate at room temperature. Half maximal inhibition was obtained at a TIMP-2 concentration of approximately 0.5 μg/ml, when using an MMP-1 concentration of 1.6 μg/ml.