Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP-3) ELISA Kit for Human

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

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 22q12.3

Cellular Component: extracellular matrix; proteinaceous extracellular matrix; extracellular space; basement membrane; nucleus

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

Biological Process: negative regulation of metalloenzyme activity; visual perception; response to cytokine stimulus; response to hormone stimulus; negative regulation of membrane protein ectodomain proteolysis

Disease: Fundus Dystrophy, Pseudoinflammatory, Of Sorsby