Reaction: Similar to stromelysin 1, but action on collagen types III, IV and V is weak
Other names: matrix metalloproteinase 10; transin 2; proteoglycanase 2
Comments: In peptidase family M10 (interstitial collagenase family). Digests gelatin types I, III, IV, V, fibronectin and proteoglycan
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MEROPS, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 140610-48-6
References:
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3. Nicholson, R., Murphy, G. and Breathnach, R. Human and rat malignant-tumor-associated mRNAs encode stromelysin-like metalloproteinases. Biochemistry 28 (1989) 5195-5203. [PMID: 2548603]