| Gene Symbol |
MMP23B
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| Entrez Gene |
8510
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| Alt Symbol |
MIFR, MIFR-1, MMP22, MMP23A
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
matrix metallopeptidase 23B
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| Other Description |
MMP-21|MMP-22|MMP-23|femalysin|matrix metalloproteinase 22|matrix metalloproteinase 23B|matrix metalloproteinase in the female reproductive tract|matrix metalloproteinase-21|matrix metalloproteinase-22|matrix metalloproteinase-23
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| Swissprots |
Q9UBR9 O75900 Q9UJK8 Q7LDM7 O75894 Q5QPQ8 O75895 A2AGN1 Q7LDM6 Q76P96 A2AGN0
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| Accessions |
AAC63527 AAC63528 AAC63529 BAA92769 O75900 AB010961 BAA24833 AB010962 BAA24834 AF056200 AAC62616 AJ005256 CAB38176 AK297700 BAG60058 BC025719 AAH25719 NM_006983 NP_008914
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| Function |
Protease. May regulate the surface expression of some potassium channels by retaining them in the endoplasmic reticulum (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250}; Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11328856}; Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11328856}. Note=A secreted form produced by proteolytic cleavage may also exist. {ECO:0000305}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Predominantly expressed in ovary, testis and prostate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9988691}.
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