MMP-2, 72 kDa gelatinase, 72kD type IV collagenase, CLG 4, CLG 4A, CLG4, CLG4A, Collagenase Type 4 alpha, Collagenase type IV A, Gelatinase A, Gelatinase alpha, Gelatinase neutrophil, Matrix metallopeptidase 2 gelatinase A 72kDa gelatinase 72kDa type IV
Proteins of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family are involved in the breakdown of extracellular matrix in normal physiological processes, such as embryonic development, reproduction, and tissue remodeling, as well as in disease processes, such as ar