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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory > Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory > Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases

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Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Metalloproteinase Tissue Inhibitor
  • Proteins, TIMP
  • TIMP Proteins
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase

Note

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Scope note

  • A family of secreted protease inhibitory proteins that regulates the activity of SECRETED MATRIX METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES. They play an important role in modulating the proteolysis of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, most notably during tissue remodeling and inflammatory processes.

History note

  • 98; see TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES (NM) 1980-97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019714

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