The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen TIMP Metallopeptidase Inhibitor 2 across different species:

TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2 (TIMP2), TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2 (timp2), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2), Metalloproteinase inhibitor 2 (timp2)

Other aliases include:

CSC-21K, MGC84288, MGC108274, TIMP-2, TIMP2, timp2

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen TIMP Metallopeptidase Inhibitor 2:

TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2 – tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 – tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 – tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2 – Metalloproteinase inhibitor 2

TIMP Metallopeptidase Inhibitor 2 fulfills a number of functions:

enzyme activator activity – enzyme inhibitor activity – integrin binding – metalloendopeptidase inhibitor activity – protein binding

TIMP Metallopeptidase Inhibitor 2 is relevant to the following processes:

negative regulation of cell proliferation – regulation of MAPKKK cascade – regulation of cAMP metabolic process – regulation of neuron differentiation

Locations for TIMP Metallopeptidase Inhibitor 2:

basement membrane – cell surface – extracellular region

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology