Purity:
≥90% by SDS-PAGE
Molecular Weight:
31
Product Description:
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) belong to a family of secreted or membrane-associated zinc endopeptidases capable of digesting extracellular matrix components. MMP-14 (MT1-MMP), membrane-type MMP, plays an important role in tumor invasion. MMP-14 is expressed on the surface of invasive tumor cells, in stromal cells of human colon, breast, and head and neck carcinomas. MMP-14 is secreted as zymogen with a prodomain, a catalytic domain, a hinge region, a hemopexin-like domain, and a transmembrane domain. It can activate pro-MMP-23 and degrade a variety of substrates, including fibrillar collagens I, II, III, fibronectin, vitronectin and laminin-1.
Storage Temperature:
-78°C