TIMP3 Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

This gene belongs to the TIMP 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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

TIMP3: Complexes with metalloproteinases (such as collagenases) and irreversibly inactivates them by binding to their catalytic zinc cofactor. May form part of a tissue-specific acute response to remodeling stimuli. Known to act on MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-7, MMP-9, MMP-13, MMP-14 and MMP-15. Interacts with EFEMP1. Belongs to the protease inhibitor I35 (TIMP) family.

Protein type: Motility/polarity/chemotaxis; Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 22q12.3

Cellular Component: extracellular matrix; extracellular region; extracellular space; nucleus; proteinaceous extracellular matrix

Molecular Function: metalloendopeptidase inhibitor activity; protease binding; protein binding

Biological Process: negative regulation of membrane protein ectodomain proteolysis; platelet degranulation; response to organic substance

Disease: Fundus Dystrophy, Pseudoinflammatory, Of Sorsby