Product name:Human TIMP-3 ELISA Kit
Description:
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3) was first purified from chicken embryo fibroblasts and identified as ChIMP3. The human homologue of TIMP3, was originally detected as an inducible serum protein in WI-38 fibroblasts. The TIMP3 localization differs from that of the other three TIMPs, and is thought to be primarily deposited into the extracellular matrix (ECM). TIMP3 is insoluble, binds to the ECM associated with a variety of cell types, and is widely distributed throughout the body. TIMP3 has been shown to promote the detachment of transformed cells from ECM and to accelerate morphological changes associated with cell transformation. Furthermore, up regulation of TIMP 3 has been associated with a block in the G1 phase of the cell cycle during differentiation of HL60 leukemia cells. The human TIMP3 gene has the chromosomal location of 22q12-22q13.