The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 across different species:

matrix metallopeptidase 7 (matrilysin, uterine) (MMP7), matrix metallopeptidase 7 (Mmp7), matrix metalloproteinase 7 (LOC100231056)

Other aliases include:

MMP-7, MPSL1, PUMP-1, MAT, MPMM, MMP7

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Matrix Metalloproteinase 7:

matrix metalloproteinase 7 – matrin – uterine matrilysin – matrix metalloproteinase 7 (matrilysin, uterine) – matrilysin – MMP-7 – pump-1 protease – matrilysin, uterine – uterine metalloproteinase – matrix metalloproteinase-7 – Matrix metalloproteinase 7 (matrilysin)

Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 fulfills a number of functions:

calcium ion binding – metalloendopeptidase activity – peptidase activity – zinc ion binding – hydrolase activity – metal ion binding – metallopeptidase activity

Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 is relevant to the following processes:

collagen catabolic process – metabolic process – proteolysis – regulation of cell proliferation

Locations for Matrix Metalloproteinase 7:

extracellular region – extracellular space – proteinaceous extracellular matrix – extracellular matrix

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology