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Mmp12 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mmp12
  • Name
    matrix metallopeptidase 12
  • Synonyms
    macrophage elastase, Mmel, MMP12
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97005
    NCBI Gene: 17381
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    62 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr9:7344397-7360461 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 9, 2.46 cM
  • Mapping Data
    10 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    480 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    28
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97005
protein coding gene Chr9:7344381-7369499 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200022392
protein coding gene Chr9:4232462-4233571 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSGG00200054587
protein coding gene Chr9:4231190-4232616 (+)
A/J ENSMUSGG00195055264
protein coding gene Chr9:4110046-4111472 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195018463
protein coding gene Chr9:4111318-4112427 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSGG00220054786
protein coding gene Chr9:4288279-4289705 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220018727
protein coding gene Chr9:4289551-4290660 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180011559
protein coding gene Chr9:4249248-4250357 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSGG00180055326
protein coding gene Chr9:4247976-4249402 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSGG00175054592
protein coding gene Chr9:4167038-4168464 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175023803
protein coding gene Chr9:4168310-4169419 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215005878
protein coding gene Chr9:4185029-4186138 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSGG00215055585
protein coding gene Chr9:4183757-4185183 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031751
protein coding gene Chr9:3603147-3617623 (+)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210010711
protein coding gene Chr9:4199929-4201038 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSGG00210054872
protein coding gene Chr9:4198657-4200083 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSGG00185057766
protein coding gene Chr9:4315990-4317416 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185004937
protein coding gene Chr9:4317262-4318371 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205006951
protein coding gene Chr9:4297070-4298179 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSGG00205054510
protein coding gene Chr9:4295798-4297224 (+)
JF1/MsJ no annotation
LP/J ENSMUSG00230004012
protein coding gene Chr9:4788510-4789621 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSGG00230055694
protein coding gene Chr9:4787238-4788664 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190021657
protein coding gene Chr9:4220729-4221838 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSGG00190054832
protein coding gene Chr9:4219457-4220883 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSGG00225055137
protein coding gene Chr9:4655554-4656980 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225016055
protein coding gene Chr9:4656826-4657935 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010006257
protein coding gene Chr9:4336770-4346642 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010005400
protein coding gene Chr9:4370630-4396325 (+)
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MMP12, matrix metallopeptidase 12
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MMP12, matrix metallopeptidase 12
  • Synonyms
    HME, ME, MME, MMP-12
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4321
    UniProt: P39900

  • Chr Location
    11q22.2; chr11:102862736-102874982 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    7 with human MMP12 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    6 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
    8 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    85 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit decreased sensitivity to cigarette smoke, decreased littler size, abnormal myelination, abnormal macrophage physiology, and decreased oligodedrocytes.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 17381 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 16065 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_001320076 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3665 ZRU/MplStud  
polypeptide P34960 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 473 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 65
    Genomic 4
    cDNA 59
    Primer pair 2

    Microarray probesets 4
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-12275, MGI:2143275
References
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  • Summaries
    All 170
    Developmental Gene Expression 17
    Diseases 1
    Gene Ontology 10
    Phenotypes 85
  • Earliest
    J:11522 Denis M, et al., Tumor necrosis factor plays an essential role in determining hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a mouse model. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 1991 Nov;5(5):477-83
  • Latest
    J:391642 Pinkston RI, et al., MMP12 deficiency attenuates menthol e-cigarette plus house dust-mite effects on pulmonary iron homeostasis and oxidative stress. Respir Res. 2025 Apr 11;26(1):135

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
09/01/2026
MGI 6.24
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