MMP8

matrix metallopeptidase 8

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family of proteins. These proteins are involved in the breakdown of extracellular matrix in embryonic development, reproduction, and tissue remodeling, as well as in disease processes, such as arthritis and metastasis. Proteolysis at different sites on this protein results in multiple active forms of the enzyme with distinct N-termini. This protein functions in the degradation of type I, II and III collagens. The gene is part of a cluster of MMP genes which localize to chromosome 11q22.3. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2015]

Known Variants52 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs15090674911:102,583,278C/G3 prime UTR variant
rs7750467111:102,584,096T/Cbenign
rs3523146511:102,584,135A/Glikely benign
rs14757317511:102,584,154G/Abenign
rs14111676211:102,584,484C/Tsplice region variant
rs146577462211:102,584,586T/Cuncertain significance
rs14930604511:102,585,357C/Tuncertain significance
rs14801953411:102,585,359C/Tuncertain significance
rs213429365311:102,585,381A/Tuncertain significance
rs20033608611:102,585,413T/Cuncertain significance
rs249637011711:102,585,436G/Alikely benign
rs123939779611:102,586,062C/Auncertain significance
rs141223511611:102,586,091G/Auncertain significance
rs6175377911:102,586,142A/Glikely benign
rs249637532011:102,586,163A/Guncertain significance
rs3563825211:102,586,171A/Gbenign
rs3479932511:102,586,174G/Abenign
rs6175477311:102,587,037C/Tlikely benign
rs76477011411:102,587,061G/Auncertain significance
rs374093811:102,587,062G/Asynonymous variant
rs249638011911:102,587,067T/Cuncertain significance
rs145885419411:102,587,154G/Alikely benign
rs54972398211:102,589,166C/Tlikely benign
rs14983269111:102,589,205T/Cuncertain significance
rs14854502911:102,589,238G/Auncertain significance
rs76962775111:102,589,250G/Auncertain significance
rs75648875211:102,589,278A/Glikely benign
rs56829174211:102,589,280G/Auncertain significance
rs75459418311:102,592,135C/Tlikely benign
rs74577928611:102,592,191T/Cuncertain significance
rs14107891611:102,592,224T/Cuncertain significance
rs3501097411:102,592,391C/Guncertain significance
rs55288837411:102,592,417C/Tuncertain significance
rs77118582911:102,592,462C/Auncertain significance
rs7659408311:102,592,488C/Tbenign
rs14574080911:102,593,170A/Cuncertain significance
rs249641375511:102,593,187T/Guncertain significance
rs20209212211:102,593,202G/Auncertain significance
rs18188464611:102,593,217C/Tuncertain significance
rs194047511:102,593,248T/Cmissense variantbenign
rs11218899511:102,593,266C/Tlikely benign
rs6174759411:102,593,329C/Tbenign
rs130592982811:102,593,376G/Auncertain significance
rs186151039711:102,593,398G/Cuncertain significance
rs193901211:102,595,135T/Cintron variant
rs1122539411:102,595,413C/Tintron variant
rs20205185111:102,595,486T/Cuncertain significance
rs376562011:102,595,492G/Abenign
rs14001127511:102,595,509T/Cbenign
rs37017293311:102,595,529C/Tuncertain significance
rs132063211:102,596,063C/Tregulatory region variant
rs1122539511:102,596,480A/Gupstream gene variant

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.