MMP2 Recombinant Protein

Has metalloproteinase activity (PubMed:11967260). Required for larval tissue histolysis during metamorphosis and is involved in pupal head eversion and fusion of the wing imaginal tissue (PubMed:12530966). Required for growth of the dorsal air sac primordium and development of the dorsal air sacs (PubMed:19751719). Promotes embryonic motor axon fasciculation (PubMed:18045838). Cleaves and activates frac to promote motor axon bundling during outgrowth (PubMed:21471368). Promotes the reshaping of adult sensory neuron dendrites from a radial to lattice-like shape which occurs after eclosion by degrading the basement membrane on which the dendrites grow (PubMed:20412776). Involved in inhibition of follicle stem cell proliferation by cleaving Dlp, inhibiting its interaction with wg and preventing Dlp-mediated spreading of wg to follicle stem cells to enhance their proliferation (PubMed:25267296). Plays a role in wound healing (PubMed:22262460). Involved in fat body dissociation which occurs during metamorphosis by degrading basement membrane components, leading to destruction of cell-basement membrane junctions (PubMed:25520167). Required for posterior follicle cell degradation and ovulation (PubMed:25695427).