MMP14 Polyclonal Antibody, Invitrogen™

Beschreibung

PA5-16514 targets MMP-14 in WB applications and shows reactivity with mouse and Human samples. The PA5-16514 immunogen is a synthetic peptide from the hemopexin-like domain of human MMP-14 / MT1-MMP.

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. However, the protein encoded by this gene is a member of the membrane-type MMP (MT-MMP) subfamily; each member of this subfamily contains a potential transmembrane domain suggesting that these proteins are expressed at the cell surface rather than secreted. This protein activates MMP2 protein, and this activity may be involved in tumor invasion.