Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables metallopeptidase activity. Acts upstream of or within collagen catabolic process; extracellular matrix organization; and negative regulation of fat cell differentiation. Predicted to be located in extracellular matrix. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including extraembryonic component; floor plate; limb interdigital region; musculoskeletal system; and reproductive system. Orthologous to human MMP11 (matrix metallopeptidase 11).