| Synonyms |
Epi/MTP, epithin, epithin/matriptase, influenza virus-activating protease, matriptase, matriptase-1, matriptase-2, matriptase-3, matriptase1, matriptase1a, membrane-type serine protease 1, membrane-type serine protease 1/matripase, membrane-type serine protease-1, membrane-type serine protease1, membrane-type serine proteinase matripase, membrane-type serine proteinase matriptase, More, MT-2, MT-SP-1, MT-SP1, MT-SP1/matripase, MT2, prostamin, PRSS14, r-matripase, serine protease matriptase-2, serine protease SNC19/matripase, SNC19, ST-14, ST14, suppression of tumorigenecity 14, suppressor of tumorigenicity 14, suppressor of tumorigenicity 14 protein, suppressor of tumorigenicity-14, TADG-15, TADG15, TMPRSS6, transmembrane serine protease 6, tumor-associated differentially expressed gene-15, tumor-associated type II transmembrane serine protease, type 2 transmembrane serine protease, type II transmembrane protease, type II transmembrane serine protease |
| Comments |
This trypsin-like integral-membrane serine peptidase has been implicated in breast cancer invasion and metastasis [1,2]. The enzyme can activate hepatocyte growth factor/scattering factor (HGF/SF) by cleavage of the two-chain form at an Arg residue to give active ¦Á- and ¦Â-HGF, but it does not activate plasminogen, which shares high homology with HGF [1]. The enzyme can also activate urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), which initiates the matrix-degrading peptidase cascade [1,2]. Belongs in peptidase family?S1A. |
