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. 2019 May 13;11(5):664. doi: 10.3390/cancers11050664

Table 1.

Human matrix metalloproteases.

Name of Class MMP Enzyme Name Substrates
Collagenases MMP-1 Collagenase-1 Collagens (I, II, III, VII and X), proteoglycans, entactin, ovostatin, MMP-2, MMP-9
MMP-8 Collagenase-2/neutrophil collagenase Collagens (I, II, III, VII, VIII and X), fibronectin, proteoglycans
MMP-13 Collagenase-3 Collagens (I, II, III, VII, VIII and X), tenascin, plasminogen, aggrecan, fibronectin, osteonectin, MMP-9
MMP-18 Collagenase-4 Type I collagen
Gelatinases MMP-2 Gelatinase-A Gelatin, collagen (IV, V, VII VI, IX and X), elastin, fibronectin
MMP-9 Gelatinase-A Collagens (IV, V, VII, X and XIV), gelatin, entactin, elastin, fibronectin, osteonectin, plasminogen, proteoglycans
Stromelysins MMP-3 Stromelysin-1 Collagens (IV, V and IX), gelatin, aggrecan, laminin, elastin, casein, osteonectin, fibronectin, ovostatin, entactin, plasminogen
MMP-10 Stromelysin2 Collagens (I, II, IV and V), gelatin, casein, elastin, fibronectin
MMP-11 Stromelysin2 Collagens (IV, V, IX and X), laminin, elastin, fibronectin, casein, proteoglycans
MMP-17 Homology tostromelysin-2 Pro-MMP2, fibrin/fibrinogen, gelatin
Matrilysins MMP-7 Matrilysin Collagens IV, gelatin, fibronectin, laminin, elastin, casein, transferrin
MMP-26 Matrilysin-2 Collagen IV, fibronectin, fibrinogen, gelatin, pro-MMP9
MT-MMP (membrane type-MMP) MMP-14 MT1-MMP Collagens (I, II, III), gelatin, fibronectin, laminin, vitronectin, entactin, pro-MMP2
MMP-15 MT2-MMP Fibronectin, gelatine, vitronectin, entactin, laminin, pro-MMP-2
MMP-16 MT3-MMP Collagen III, gelatin, casein, fibronectin, pro- MMP-2
MMP-17 MT4-MMP Pro-MMP2, fibrinogen, gelatin
MMP-24 MT5-MMP Fibronectin, pro-MMP2, proteoglycans, gelatin
MMP-25 MT6-MMP Pro-MMP2, pro-MMP9, collagen IV, gelatine, fibronectin, Proteinase A
Other enzymes MMP-12 Macrophage metalloelastase Collagen IV, gelatin, elastin, casein, fibronectin, vitronectin, laminin, entactin, fibrin/fibrinogen
MMP-19 RASI-1 Collagen (I, IV) gelatin, fibronectin, laminin
MMP-20 Enamelysin Amelogenin, aggrecan
MMP-21
MMP-22
MMP-23 Gelatin
MMP-28 Epilysin
MMP-29 Unnamed