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Also known as CSC-21K, DDC8, TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2

Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 (TIMP2) is a gene and a corresponding protein. The gene is a member of the TIMP gene family. The protein is thought to be a metastasis suppressor.

Gene data

TIMP2
Name
TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2
Type
protein-coding
Position
78,852,977–78,925,387 (−)
Aliases
CSC-21K, DDC8
RefSeq RNA
NM_003255.5
RefSeq protein
NP_003246.1

This gene is a member of the TIMP gene family. The proteins encoded by this gene family are natural inhibitors of the matrix metalloproteinases, a group of peptidases involved in degradation of the extracellular matrix. In addition to an inhibitory role against metalloproteinases, the encoded protein has a unique role among TIMP family members in its ability to directly suppress the proliferation of endothelial cells. As a result, the encoded protein may be critical to the maintenance of tissue homeostasis by suppressing the proliferation of quiescent tissues in response to angiogenic factors, and by inhibiting protease activity in tissues undergoing remodelling of the extracellular matrix. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2

Symbol
TIMP2
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
17:78,852,977-78,925,396
Strand
Reverse (−)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Protein TIMP2 PDB 1bqq.png
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HomoloGene ID
2444
genomic start
76849059
genomic end
76921469
cytogenetic location
17q25.3
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Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 (TIMP2) is a gene and a corresponding protein. The gene is a member of the TIMP gene family. The protein is thought to be a metastasis suppressor.

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