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Structural highlights

Disease

[MMP3_HUMAN] Defects in MMP3 are the cause of susceptibility to coronary heart disease type 6 (CHDS6) [MIM:614466]. A multifactorial disease characterized by an imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the coronary vessels to supply sufficient blood flow. Decreased capacity of the coronary vessels is often associated with thickening and loss of elasticity of the coronary arteries. Note=A polymorphism in the MMP3 promoter region is associated with the risk of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction, due to lower MMP3 proteolytic activity and higher extracellular matrix deposition in atherosclerotic lesions.^{[1] [2]}

Function

[MMP3_HUMAN] Can degrade fibronectin, laminin, gelatins of type I, III, IV, and V; collagens III, IV, X, and IX, and cartilage proteoglycans. Activates procollagenase.

Evolutionary Conservation

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See Also

• Matrix metalloproteinase

References

1. ↑ Ye S, Eriksson P, Hamsten A, Kurkinen M, Humphries SE, Henney AM. Progression of coronary atherosclerosis is associated with a common genetic variant of the human stromelysin-1 promoter which results in reduced gene expression. J Biol Chem. 1996 May 31;271(22):13055-60. PMID:8662692
2. ↑ Yamada Y, Izawa H, Ichihara S, Takatsu F, Ishihara H, Hirayama H, Sone T, Tanaka M, Yokota M. Prediction of the risk of myocardial infarction from polymorphisms in candidate genes. N Engl J Med. 2002 Dec 12;347(24):1916-23. PMID:12477941 doi:10.1056/NEJMoa021445
3. ↑ Natchus MG, Cheng M, Wahl CT, Pikul S, Almstead NG, Bradley RS, Taiwo YO, Mieling GE, Dunaway CM, Snider CE, McIver JM, Barnett BL, McPhail SJ, Anastasio MB, De B. Design and synthesis of conformationally-constrained MMP inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 1998 Aug 18;8(16):2077-80. PMID:9873489