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MMP2

72 kDa type IV collagenase also known as matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and gelatinase A is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MMP2 gene. The MMP2 gene is located on chromosome 16 at position 12.2.

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Aliases
matrix metallopeptidase 2wu:fa99h12wu:fk89d01
Band
n/a · 8 C5|8 44.99 cM
Bgee
swim bladder · zone of skin · spleen · muscle tissue · bone
BioGPS
n/a
Chr.
Chromosome 7 (human) · Chromosome 8 (mouse)
Databases
NCBI: entry; OMA: entry

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MMP2

Nodes74
Edges73
Triples92
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
Components1

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MMP2

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related to Role of MMP-2 in chronic disease · 21
MMP2 → Abnormal, Activity, Altered, Arthropathy, Bronchiectasis, Disease-causing, For, Furthermore, Haemophilus, Idiopathic, In, Increased MMP-2, MMP, MMP-2, MMP-9, MMPs, Mook, Multicentric Osteolysis, Nodulosis, Pseudomonas
Bgee · 20
MMP2 → ankle, body of femur, bone, brain, calvaria, condyle, conjunctival fornix, external carotid artery, fossa, head kidney, heart, internal carotid artery, larva, muscle tissue, spleen, swim bladder, vas deferens, ventricle of the heart, vestibular sensory epithelium, zone of skin
RNA expression pattern · 20
MMP2 → ankle, body of femur, bone, brain, calvaria, condyle, conjunctival fornix, external carotid artery, fossa, head kidney, heart, internal carotid artery, larva, muscle tissue, spleen, swim bladder, vas deferens, ventricle of the heart, vestibular sensory epithelium, zone of skin
related to Interactions · 4
MMP2 → CCL7, THBS2, TIMP2, TIMP4
Band · 2
MMP2 → 8 C5|8 44.99 cM, n/a
Chr. · 2
MMP2 → Chromosome 7 (human), Chromosome 8 (mouse)
End · 2
MMP2 → 35,432,901 bp, 93,580,048 bp
related to Clinical significance · 2
MMP2 → Mutations, Torg-Winchester
Aliases · 1
MMP2 → matrix metallopeptidase 2wu:fa99h12wu:fk89d01
BioGPS · 1
MMP2 → n/a

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mmp-2 mmp cancer inhibitors mmps cells also gene cell metastasis tumor bp activation role tissue human activity type chromosome mmp-9

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MMP2Aliasesmatrix metallopeptidase 2wu:fa99h12wu:fk89d011.00infobox
MMP2Bandn/a1.00infobox
MMP2Band8 C5|8 44.99 cM1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeeswim bladder1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeezone of skin1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeespleen1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeemuscle tissue1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeebone1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeeheart1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeelarva1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeehead kidney1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeeventricle of the heart1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeebrain1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeevestibular sensory epithelium1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeeexternal carotid artery1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeecalvaria1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeeinternal carotid artery1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeebody of femur1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeecondyle1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeevas deferens1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeeconjunctival fornix1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeefossa1.00infobox
MMP2Bgeeankle1.00infobox
MMP2BioGPSn/a1.00infobox
MMP2Chr.Chromosome 7 (human)1.00infobox
MMP2Chr.Chromosome 8 (mouse)1.00infobox
MMP2DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
MMP2End35,432,901 bp1.00infobox
MMP2End93,580,048 bp1.00infobox
MMP2EnsemblENSDARG000000176761.00infobox

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