MMP12(Matrix metalloproteinase-12) is a 54 kDa proenzyme that is processed into a 45 kDa and then a 22 kDa active form(15723202). MMP9 and MMP12 promote intimal thickening by independent cleavage of N-cadherin, which elevates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation via beta-catenin signalling. Its overexpression in myeloid lineage cells plays a key role in modulating myelopoiesis, immune suppression, and lung tumorigenesis(PMID: 21378275).
Categories
Primary Antibodies
Clonality
polyclonal
Description
May be involved in tissue injury and remodeling. Has significant elastolytic activity. Can accept large and small amino acids at the P1' site, but has a preference for leucine. Aromatic or hydrophobic residues are preferred at the P1 site, with small hydrophobic residues (preferably alanine) occupying P3.