MMP12
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 1JIZ, 1JK3, 1OS2, 1OS9, 1RMZ, 1ROS, 1UTT, 1UTZ, 1Y93, 1YCM, 1Z3J, 2HU6, 2JXY, 2K2G, 2K9C, 2KRJ, 2MLR, 2MLS, 2OXU, 2OXW, 2OXZ, 2POJ, 2W0D, 2WO8, 2WO9, 2WOA, 2Z2D, 3BA0, 3EHX, 3EHY, 3F15, 3F16, 3F17, 3F18, 3F19, 3F1A, 3LIK, 3LIL, 3LIR, 3LJG, 3LK8, 3LKA, 3N2U, 3N2V, 3NX7, 3RTS, 3RTT, 3TS4, 3TSK, 3UVC, 4EFS, 4GQL, 4GR0, 4GR3, 4GR8, 4GUY, 4H30, 4H49, 4H76, 4H84, 4I03, 4IJO, 2N8R, 5I4O, 5I0L, 5I2Z, 5I3M, 5I43
Identifiers
Aliases	MMP12, HME, ME, MME, MMP-12, Matrix metallopeptidase 12
External IDs	OMIM: 601046 MGI: 97005 HomoloGene: 20547 GeneCards: MMP12
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 11 (human)[1] Band 11q22.2 Start 102,862,736 bp[1] End 102,874,982 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 9 (mouse)[2] Band 9 A1|9 2.46 cM Start 7,344,381 bp[2] End 7,369,499 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in periodontal fiber appendix amniotic fluid rectum palpebral conjunctiva gums lymph node stromal cell of endometrium thymus duodenum Top expressed in secondary oocyte calvaria adrenal gland blastocyst white adipose tissue spleen lip thymus skin of abdomen yolk sac More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function peptidase activity endopeptidase activity hydrolase activity metallopeptidase activity metal ion binding serine-type endopeptidase activity metalloendopeptidase activity calcium ion binding collagen binding zinc ion binding sequence-specific DNA binding Cellular component extracellular matrix extracellular region extracellular space nucleus cytoplasm Biological process collagen catabolic process wound healing, spreading of epidermal cells extracellular matrix disassembly positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation involved in wound healing wound healing negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II proteolysis protein import into nucleus positive regulation of gene expression positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II regulation of defense response to virus by host negative regulation of type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway positive regulation of type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway cellular response to virus response to hypoxia elastin catabolic process negative regulation of endothelial cell-matrix adhesion via fibronectin extracellular matrix organization response to amyloid-beta Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 4321 17381 Ensembl ENSG00000262406 ENSMUSG00000049723 UniProt P39900 P34960 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_002426 NM_008605 NM_001320076 NM_001320077 RefSeq (protein) NP_002417 NP_001307005 NP_001307006 NP_032631 Location (UCSC) Chr 11: 102.86 – 102.87 Mb Chr 9: 7.34 – 7.37 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Matrix metalloproteinase-12 (MMP-12) also known as macrophage metalloelastase (MME) or macrophage elastase (ME) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MMP12 gene.^[5][6][7]

Function

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. Most MMP's are secreted as inactive proproteins. The prodomain is cleaved by extracellular proteinases when the enzyme is activated. The active enzyme is constituted by two domains, the catalytic domain responsible for its enzymatic activity and the hemopexin-like domain that in some MMPs plays a role in substrate recognition and can contribute to increasing catalytic efficiency. It is thought that the protein encoded by this gene is cleaved at both ends to yield the active enzyme, but this processing has not been fully described. The enzyme degrades soluble and insoluble elastin. The gene is part of a cluster of MMP genes which localize to chromosome 11q22.3.^[5]

Clinical significance

MMP12 may play a role in aneurysm formation^[8] and studies in mice and humans suggest a role in the development of emphysema.^[9]