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Published in final edited form as: Curr Drug Targets. 2013 Mar 1;14(3):287–324.

Table 2.

Members of the MMP family and their substrates

MMP (Other Name) Chromosome Location MW KDa Proform MW KDa Active Form Tissue Distribution Collagen Substrates Non-Collagen ECM Substrates Non-Structural ECM Component Substrates
Collagenases
MMP-1 (Collagenase-1) 11q22.3
55 45 Fibroblasts, interstitial, tissue collagenase I, II, III, VII, VIII, X, and gelatin Aggrecan, casein, nidogen, serpins, versican, perlecan, proteoglycan link protein, tenascin-C α1-antichymotrypsin, α1-antitrypsin, α1-proteinase inhibitor, IGFBP-3, IGFBP-5, IL-1β, L-selectin, ovostatin, recombinant TNF-α peptide, SDF-1
MMP-8 (Collagenase-2) 11q22.3 75 58 Neutrophil, or PMNL collagenase I, II, III, V, VII, VIII, X Aggrecan, laminin, nidogen α2-antiplasmin, pro-MMP-8
MMP-13 (Collagenase-3) 11q22.3 60 48 VVs, SMC, preeclampsia, breast cancer I, II, III, IV Aggrecan, fibronectin, laminin, perlecan, tenascin Plasminogen activator 2, pro-MMP-9, pro-MMP-13, SDF-1
Gelatinases
MMP-2 (Gelatinase-A) 16q13-q21
72 66 Aortic aneurysm, VVs I, II, III, IV, V, VII, X, XI Aggrecan, elastin, fibronectin, laminin, nidogen, proteoglycan link protein, versican Active MMP-9, active MMP-13, FGF R1, IGF-BP3, IGF-BP5, IL-1β, recombinant TNF-α peptide, TGF-β
MMP-9 (Gelatinase-B) 20q11.2-q13.1 92 86 Aortic aneurysm, VVs IV, V, VII, X, XIV Fibronectin, laminin, nidogen, proteoglycan link protein, versican CXCL5, IL-1β, IL2-R, plasminogen, pro-TNFα, SDF-1, TGF-β
Stromelysins
MMP-3 (Stromelysin-1) 11q22.3
57 45 VSMC, coronary artery disease, hypertension, tumor invasion, synovial fibroblasts II, III, IV, IX, X, XI Aggrecan, casein, decorin, elastin, fibronectin, laminin, nidogen, perlecan, proteoglycan, proteoglycan link protein, versican α1-antichymotrypsin, α1-proteinase inhibitor, antithrombin III, E-cadherin, fibrinogen, IGF-BP3, L-selectin, ovostatin, pro-HB-EGF, pro-IL-1β, pro-MMP-1, pro-MMP-8, pro-MMP-9, pro-TNFα, SDF-1
MMP-10 (Stromelysin-2) 11q22.3 57 44 Atherosclerosis, uterine, preeclampsia, arthritis, carcinoma cells III, IV, V Fibronectin, laminin, nidogen Pro-MMP-1, pro-MMP-8, pro-MMP-10
Matrilysins
MMP-7 (Matrilysin-1) 11q21-q22
28 19 Uterine IV, X Aggrecan, casein, elastin, enactin, laminin, proteoglycan link protein β4 integrin, decorin, defensin, E-cadherin, Fas-L, plasminogen, pro-MMP-2, pro-MMP-7, pro-MMP-8, pro-TNFα, transferrin, and syndecan α2-antiplasmin
MMP-26 (Matrilysin-2, endometase) 11p15 28 19 Breast cancer cells, human endometrial tumor IV, gelatin Casein, fibrinogen, fibronectin Fibrin, fibronectin Pro- MMP-2 β 1-proteinase inhibitor
Membrane-Type
MMP-14 (MT1-MMP) Chr: 14-14q11-q12
66 56 Human fibroblasts, SMC, VSMC, uterine, angiogenesis I, II, III Aggrecan, dermatan proteoglycan, fibrin, fibronectin, laminin, nidogen, perlecan, tenascin, vitronectin αvβ3 integrin, CD44, gC1qR, pro-MMP-2, pro-MMP-13, pro-TNFα, SDF-1, tissue transglutaminase
MMP-15 (MT2-MMP) 16q13 72 50 Human fibroblasts, leukocytes, preeclampsia I Aggrecan, fibronectin, laminin, nidogen, perlecan, tenascin, vitronectin Pro-MMP-2, pro-MMP-13, tissue transglutaminase
MMP-16 (MT3-MMP) 8q21.3 64 52 Human leukocytes, angiogenesis I Aggrecan, casein, fibronectin, laminin, perlecan, vitronectin Pro-MMP-2, pro-MMP-13
MMP-24 (MT5-MMP) 20q11.2 57 53 Leukocytes None identified Chondroitin sulfate, dermatin sulfate, fibronectin Pro-MMP2, pro-MMP-13
Other MMPs
MMP-11 (Stromelysin-3) 22q11.23
51 44 Angiogenesis, uterine Does not cleave Laminin α1-antitrypsin, α1-proteinase inhibitor, IGFBP-1
MMP-12 (metalloelastase) 11q22.3 54 45–22 Macrophages IV Elastin Plasminogen
MMP-17 (MT4-MMP) 12q24.3 57 53 Brain specific cerebellum, breast cancer Gelatin Fibrin
MMP-18 (Xenopus Collagenase-4) 12q14 70 53 Xenopus (amphibian) I, gelatin
MMP-19 (RASI-1) Chr: 12-12q14 54 45 Liver I, IV, gelatin Aggrecan, casein, fibronectin, laminin, nidogen, tenascin
MMP-20 (Enamelysin) Chr: 11-11q22.3 54 22 Tooth enamel V Aggrecan, amelogenin, cartilage oligomeric protein
MMP-21 (X-MMP) 10q26.13 62 49 Macrophages, fibroblasts, human placenta α1-antitrypsin
MMP-22 (C-MMP) 1p36.3 51 Chicken fibroblasts Gelatin
MMP-23 (CA-MMP) 28 19 Ovary, testis, prostate Gelatin
MMP-25 (Leukolysin, MT6-MMP) 16p13.3 34 28 Leukocytes, anaplastic astrocytomas, glioblastomas IV, gelatin Fibrin, fibronectin, pro-MMP-2
MMP-28 (Epilysin) 17q21.1 56 45 Skin keratinocytes Casein

MW, Molecular mass; PMNL, polymorphonuclear leukocytes; SDF-1, stromal cell-derived factor-1; VSMC, vascular smooth muscle cell; VVs, varicose veins. References: [55, 57]