Matrix Metalloproteinase 15
                             
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                    
                                            
	"Matrix Metalloproteinase 15" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A transmembrane domain-containing matrix metalloproteinase that plays a role in the cleavage of proteins in the pericellular environment. It is synthesized as an inactive zymogen that is activated by the action of ENDOPEPTIDASES such as MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 14.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D053517 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D08.811.277.656.300.480.525.300.550 D08.811.277.656.675.374.525.300.625 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Matrix Metalloproteinase 15Matrix Metalloproteinase 15Metalloproteinase 15, MatrixMembrane-Type-2 Matrix MetalloproteinaseMatrix Metalloproteinase, Membrane-Type-2Membrane Type 2 Matrix MetalloproteinaseMMP-15 MetalloproteinaseMMP 15 MetalloproteinaseMetalloproteinase, MMP-15MT2-Matrix MetalloproteinaseMT2 Matrix MetalloproteinaseMetalloproteinase, MT2-MatrixMT2-MMPMembrane-Type Matrix Metalloproteinase 2Membrane Type Matrix Metalloproteinase 2MMP15 MetalloproteinaseMetalloproteinase, MMP15
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