Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity and peptidase activator activity. Acts upstream of or within hard palate development. Located in plasma membrane. Is expressed in heart; palatal shelf; palatal shelf epithelium; palatal shelf mesenchyme; and trigeminal ganglion. Orthologous to human MMP25 (matrix metallopeptidase 25).