MMP20

MMP20
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases MMP20, AI2A2, MMP-20, matrix metallopeptidase 20
External IDs MGI: 1353466 HomoloGene: 21001 GeneCards: MMP20
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

9313

30800

Ensembl

ENSG00000137674

ENSMUSG00000018620

UniProt

O60882

P57748

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004771

NM_013903

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004762.2

NP_038931.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 11: 102.58 – 102.63 Mb Chr 9: 7.63 – 7.67 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
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Matrix metalloproteinase-20 (MMP-20) also known as enamel metalloproteinase or enamelysin is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MMP20 gene.[3][4]

Function

Proteins of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family are involved in the breakdown of extracellular matrix in normal physiological processes, such as embryonic development, reproduction, and tissue remodeling, as well as in disease processes, such as arthritis and metastasis. Most MMP's are secreted as inactive proproteins which are activated when cleaved by extracellular proteinases.

MMP-20, also known as enamelysin, appears to be the only MMP that is tooth-specific and it is expressed by cells of different developmental origin (i.e. epithelial ameloblasts and mesenchymal odontoblasts).

Clinical significance

The human MMP-20 gene contains 10 exons and is part of a cluster of matrix metalloproteinase genes that localize to human chromosome 11q22.3.[4] A mutation in this gene, which alters the normal splice pattern and results in premature termination of the encoded protein, has been associated with amelogenesis imperfecta. Enamel in the absence of MMP-20 is hypoplastic (thin), contains less mineral (only one-third as much total mineral as wild type), and contains more protein and water. In general, MMP-20 functions in enamel are to cleave enamel matrix proteins at specific cleavage sites.[5]

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. Llano E, Pendas AM, Knauper V, Sorsa T, Salo T, Salido E, Murphy G, Simmer JP, Bartlett JD, Lopez-Otin C (Jan 1998). "Identification and structural and functional characterization of human enamelysin (MMP-20)". Biochemistry. 36 (49): 15101–15108. doi:10.1021/bi972120y. PMID 9398237.
  4. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: MMP20 matrix metallopeptidase 20 (enamelysin)".
  5. Moradian-Oldak J (2012). "Protein-mediated enamel mineralization". Front. Biosci. 17: 1996–2023. doi:10.2741/4034. PMC 3442115Freely accessible. PMID 22652761.

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