Svensk definition
Ett extracellulärt endopeptidas (MMP-3; stromelysin 1; proteoglykanas) i däggdjursvävnader som liknar matrismetalloproteinas 1. Det bryter ned proteoglykan, fibronektin, kollagen typ III, IV, V och IX, och aktiverar prokollagenas. EC 3.4.24.17.
Engelsk definition
An extracellular endopeptidase of vertebrate tissues similar to MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 1. It digests PROTEOGLYCAN; FIBRONECTIN; COLLAGEN types III, IV, V, and IX, and activates procollagenase. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992)
Svenska synonymer
Stromelysin 1
Engelska synonymer
Metalloproteinase 3, Matrix — Transin — MMP3 Metalloproteinase — Metalloproteinase, MMP3 — Stromelysin 1 — MMP-3 Metalloproteinase — MMP 3 Metalloproteinase — Metalloproteinase, MMP-3 — Stromelysin