Gene Information
Gene NameMMP2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length660
Protein Names72 kDa type IV collagenase (EC 3.4.24.24) (72 kDa gelatinase) (Gelatinase A) (Matrix metalloproteinase-2) (MMP-2) (TBE-1) [Cleaved into: PEX]
Target Namematrix metalloproteinase-2
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000087245 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP08253
Gene CardMMP2
Uniprot IDP08253
PfamPF00040; PF00045; PF00413; PF01471
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.278531999)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MMP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MMP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MMP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MMP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mmp2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MMP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mmp2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MMP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMMP11, MMP9, MMP24, MMP25, MMP8, MMP20, MMP27, MMP13, MMP3, MMP16, MMP10, MMP1
ParalogsMMP24, MMP16, MMP21, MMP14, MMP1, MMP19, MMP23B, MMP10, MMP9, MMP12, MMP15, MMP27, MMP17, MMP25, MMP28, MMP13, MMP7, MMP20, MMP26, HPX, MMP8, MMP3, MMP11
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityProduced by normal skin fibroblasts. PEX is expressed in a number of tumors including gliomas, breast and prostate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11751392}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1CK7  (X-ray  2.80A  1CXW  (NMR  1EAK  (X-ray  2.66A  1GEN  (X-ray  2.15A  1GXD  (X-ray  3.10A  1HOV  (NMR  1J7M  (NMR  1KS0  (NMR  1QIB  (X-ray  2.80A  1RTG  (X-ray  2.60A  3AYU  (X-ray  2.00A 
DBSNP rs121912953  rs759302357  rs121912955  rs17859943  rs764961297  rs16955280 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000305|PubMed:2834383}. Membrane. Nucleus. Note=Colocalizes with integrin alphaV/beta3 at the membrane surface in angiogenic blood vessels and melanomas. Found in mitochondria, along microfibrils, and in nuclei of cardiomyocytes.;
[Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm. Mitochondrion.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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