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Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A member of the family of TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES. It is a 21-kDa nonglycosylated protein found in tissue fluid and is secreted as a complex with progelatinase A by human fibroblast and uncomplexed from alveolar macrophages. An overexpression of TIMP-2 has been shown to inhibit invasive and metastatic activity of tumor cells and decrease tumor growth in vivo.

Entry terms

  • 127497-59-0
  • TIMP-2

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T0JDS5TH-V

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