Anti-MMP14 Antibody Picoband®

Matrix metalloproteinase-14, also called MT-MMP 1, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MMP14 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the membrane-type MMP subfamily. This gene is mapped to 14q11.2. Proteins of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family are involved in the breakdown of extracellular matrix in normal physiological processes, such as embryonic development, reproduction, and tissue remodeling, as well as in disease processes, such as arthritis and metastasis. This gene may be involved in actin cytoskeleton reorganization by cleaving PTK7. It acts as a positive regulator of cell growth and migration via activation of MMP15.

Matrix metalloproteinase-14; MMP-14;3.4.24.80; MMP-X1; Membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase 1; MT-MMP 1; MTMMP1; Membrane-type-1 matrix metalloproteinase; MT1-MMP; MT1MMP; MMP14

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human MMP14, different from the related mouse and rat sequences by one amino acid.

Angiogenesis, Cancer, Cancer Metabolism, Cardiovascular, Cell Biology, Cytoskeleton/ECM, ECM Enzymes, Extracellular Matrix, Invasion/Microenvironment, Metabolism, Metabolism Processes, Metalloprotease, Pathways and Processes, Proteolysis/Ubiquitin, Proteolytic Enzymes, Response To Hypoxia, Signal Transduction, Tumor Biomarkers

Seems to specifically activate progelatinase A. May thus trigger invasion by tumor cells by activating progelatinase A on the tumor cell surface. May be involved in actin cytoskeleton reorganization by cleaving PTK7. Acts as a positive regulator of cell growth and migration via activation of MMP15. Involved in the formation of the fibrovascular tissues in association with pro- MMP2. .

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Membrane ; Single-pass type I membrane protein . Melanosome. Cytoplasm. Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV. Forms a complex with BST2 and localizes to the cytoplasm.