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

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.