Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in collagen catabolic process and extracellular matrix organization. Predicted to act upstream of or within angiogenesis; cell differentiation; and proteolysis. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; intestine; liver; lung; and spleen. Orthologous to human MMP19 (matrix metallopeptidase 19).