Anti-MMP16 Antibody Picoband® Fluoro647 Conjugated

The matrix metalloproteinase 16 (MMP16) protein consists of 604 amino acids and has a characteristic MMP domain structure, which gene is mapped on human chromosome 8q21. Additionally, MMP16 has a C-terminal extension containing a potential transmembrane domain, similar to MMP14, MMP15, and MMP17. Furthermore, it is membrane-bound and is a member of the membrane-type MMPs that are a subclass in the MMP family since the other members lack a C-terminal transmembrane domain and are secreted as soluble forms. MMP16 is expressed as a 12-kb transcript in brain, placenta, heart, and some carcinoma cell lines, but is not detectably expressed in lung, kidney, liver, spleen, and muscle.

Matrix metalloproteinase-16; MMP-16; 3.4.24.-; MMP-X2; Membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase 3; MT-MMP 3; MTMMP3; Membrane-type-3 matrix metalloproteinase; MT3-MMP; MT3MMP; MMP16; MMPX2

Angiogenesis, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Cell Biology, ECM Enzymes, Extracellular Matrix, Invasion/Microenvironment, Metalloprotease, Proteolysis/Ubiquitin, Proteolytic Enzymes

Endopeptidase that degrades various components of the extracellular matrix, such as collagen type III and fibronectin. Activates progelatinase A. Involved in the matrix remodeling of blood vessels. Isoform short cleaves fibronectin and also collagen type III, but at lower rate. It has no effect on type I, II, IV and V collagen. However, upon interaction with CSPG4, it may be involved in degradation and invasion of type I collagen by melanoma cells.

1. Sato, H.; Tanaka, M.; Takino, T.; Inoue, M.; Seiki, M. : Assignment of the human genes for membrane-type-1, -2, and -3 matrix metalloproteinases (MMP14, MMP15, and MMP16) to 14q12.2, 16q12.2-q21, and 8q21, respectively, by in situ hybridization. Genomics 39: 412-413, 1997. 2. Takino, T.; Sato, H.; Shinagawa, A.; Seiki, M. : 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. J. Biol. Chem. 270: 23013-23020, 1995.