TIMP3
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Metalloproteinase inhibitor 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TIMP3 gene.[5][6]
External IDsOMIM: 188826; MGI: 98754; HomoloGene: 36322; GeneCards: TIMP3; OMA:TIMP3 - orthologs
This gene belongs to the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 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.[7]