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TIMP3

Metalloproteinase inhibitor 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TIMP3 gene.

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TIMP3
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesTIMP3, HSMRK222, K222, K222TA2, SFD, TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 3
External IDsOMIM: 188826; MGI: 98754; HomoloGene: 36322; GeneCards: TIMP3; OMA:TIMP3 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000362

NM_011595

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000353

NP_035725

Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 32.8 – 32.86 MbChr 10: 86.14 – 86.19 Mb
PubMed search34
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Metalloproteinase inhibitor 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TIMP3 gene.56

This gene belongs to the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases gene family. The proteins encoded by this gene family are inhibitors of the matrix metalloproteinases, a group of peptidases involved in degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM). Expression of this gene is induced in response to mitogenic stimulation and this netrin domain-containing protein is localized to the ECM. Mutations in this gene have been associated with the autosomal dominant disorder Sorsby's fundus dystrophy.7

See also

See also

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000100234Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000020044Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Apte SS, Mattei MG, Olsen BR (Jun 1994). "Cloning of the cDNA encoding human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP-3) and mapping of the TIMP3 gene to chromosome 22". Genomics. 19 (1): 86–90. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1016. PMID 8188246.
  6. Qi JH, Ebrahem Q, Moore N, Murphy G, Claesson-Welsh L, Bond M, Baker A, Anand-Apte B (Apr 2003). "A novel function for tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP3): inhibition of angiogenesis by blockage of VEGF binding to VEGF receptor-2". Nat Med. 9 (4): 407–15. doi:10.1038/nm846. PMID 12652295. S2CID 12563403.
  7. "Entrez Gene: TIMP3 TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 3 (Sorsby fundus dystrophy, pseudoinflammatory)".
Further reading

Further reading

External links
  • The MEROPS online database for peptidases and their inhibitors: I35.003