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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory > Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases > Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory > Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases > Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1

Preferred term

Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • TIMP-1

Scope note

  • A member of the family of TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES. It is a N-glycosylated protein, molecular weight 28 kD, produced by a vast range of cell types and found in a variety of tissues and body fluids. It has been shown to suppress metastasis and inhibit tumor invasion in vitro.

History note

  • 98; see TISSUE-INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-1 (NM) 1980-97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019715

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