Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 8510
Gene name Matrix metallopeptidase 23B
Gene symbol MMP23B
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
MIFRMIFR-1MMP22MMP23A
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1p36.33
Summary This gene (MMP23B) encodes a member of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family, and it is part of a duplicated region of chromosome 1p36.3. Proteins of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family are involved in the breakdown of extracellular matrix in no
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
21
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004222 Function Metalloendopeptidase activity IBA
GO:0004222 Function Metalloendopeptidase activity IDA 9988691
GO:0004222 Function Metalloendopeptidase activity IEA
GO:0004222 Function Metalloendopeptidase activity NAS 9740677
GO:0005615 Component Extracellular space IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
603321 7171 ENSG00000189409
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O75900
Protein name Matrix metalloproteinase-23 (MMP-23) (EC 3.4.24.-) (Femalysin) (MIFR-1) (Matrix metalloproteinase-21) (MMP-21) (Matrix metalloproteinase-22) (MMP-22) [Cleaved into: Matrix metalloproteinase-23, soluble form]
Protein function Protease. May regulate the surface expression of some potassium channels by retaining them in the endoplasmic reticulum (By similarity).
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00413 Peptidase_M10 87 254 Matrixin Domain
PF01549 ShK 254 289 ShK domain-like Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Predominantly expressed in ovary, testis and prostate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9988691}.
Sequence
MGRGARVPSEAPGAGVERRWLGAALVALCLLPALVLLARLGAPAVPAWSAAQGDVAALGL
SAVPPTRVPGPLAPRRRRYTLTPARLRWDHFNLTYRILSFPRNLLSPRETRRALAAAFRM
WSDVSPFSFREVAPEQPSDLRIGFYPINHTDCLVSALHHCFDGPTGELAHAFFPPHGGIH
FDDSEYWVLGPTRYSWKKGVWLTDLVHVAAHEIGHALGLMHSQHGRALMHLNATLRGWKA
LSQDELWGLHRLY
GCLDRLFVCASWARRGFCDARRRLMKRLCPSSCDFCYEFPFPTVATT
PPPPRTKTRLVPEGRNVTFRCGQKILHKKGKVYWYKDQEPLEFSYPGYLALGEAHLSIIA
NAVNEGTYTCVVRRQQRVLTTYSWRVRVRG
Sequence length 390
Interactions View interactions