matrix metalloproteinase 10

matrix metalloproteinase 10

An enzyme encoded on chromosome 11q22.3 which degrades collagens and other tissue substrates.
Cytokine inducers
EGF, FGF-7, TGF-α, TGF-β1, TNF-α.
 
Substrates
Collagens III, IV and V; gelatin; casein; aggrecan; elastin; proteoglycan link protein; MMP-1; MMP-8.