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Mmp15 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mmp15
  • Name
    matrix metallopeptidase 15
  • Synonyms
    Membrane type 2-MMP, MT2-MMP
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:109320
    NCBI Gene: 17388
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:96078924-96100921 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 47.12 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    575 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_109320
 protein coding gene Chr8:96078896-96101708 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200013945
 protein coding gene Chr8:90445786-90468620 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195027453
 protein coding gene Chr8:90786429-90809258 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220011460
 protein coding gene Chr8:90823264-90846086 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180003681
 protein coding gene Chr8:90682712-90705543 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175002590
 protein coding gene Chr8:90729629-90752453 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215001170
 protein coding gene Chr8:90351296-90374113 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031422
 protein coding gene Chr8:86843211-86866460 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005015670
 protein coding gene Chr8:90187080-90209902 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210015034
 protein coding gene Chr8:90665042-90687865 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185022353
 protein coding gene Chr8:96773891-96796718 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205012207
 protein coding gene Chr8:89770159-89792992 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000043923
 protein coding gene Chr8:99137068-99159899 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230007878
 protein coding gene Chr8:100426275-100449087 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190012728
 protein coding gene Chr8:90792301-90815132 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225010841
 protein coding gene Chr8:103835751-103858577 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010038904
 protein coding gene Chr8:90514250-90537057 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010006228
 protein coding gene Chr8:92528770-92550492 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005005234
 protein coding gene Chr8:91499028-91521854 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MMP15, matrix metallopeptidase 15
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MMP15, matrix metallopeptidase 15
  • Synonyms
    MMP-15, MT2-MMP, MT2MMP, MTMMP2, SMCP-2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4324
    UniProt: P51511

  • Chr Location
    16q21; chr16:58025606-58046901 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    11 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    9 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    14 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit normal phenotype.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    13
  • GO References
    5
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    777
  • Tissues
    136
  • cDNA Data
    76
  • Literature Summary
    18
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 17388 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 21998 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008609 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4335 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide O54732 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 657 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 85
      cDNA 78
      Primer pair 6
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-38365, MGI:2142576
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 64
      Developmental Gene Expression 18
      Gene Ontology 5
      Phenotypes 14
    • Earliest
      J:38322 Itoh S, et al., Isolation of a promoter region in mouse cytochrome P450 3A (Cyp3A16) gene and its transcriptional control. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1997 Feb 7;1350(2):155-8
    • Latest
      J:370162 Chen DY, et al., Basement membrane perforations guide anterior-posterior axis formation. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 22;16(1):6763
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