CSC |
CsCCK1 |
spermotropin |
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CSC-21K (so named for its aminoterminal amino acid sequence and its apparent molecular weight on gel electrophoresis) has been isolated by Stetler-Stevenson et al (1989) from melanoma cells. The protein inactivates the matrix metalloproteinase MMP-2 secreted by the same cells.
The authors have proposed the designation TIMP-2 [tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2; TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2] for this protein.
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