ProMMP9 binds Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP1) (Wilheim et al. 1989). By homology with the binding of TIMP2 to the MMP2 hemopexin domain, TIMP1 is thought to binds via its C domain to the MMP9 hemopexin domain. This is a two-way potential regulatory mechanism as the interaction does not prevent the free N-terminal inhibitory domain of TIMP1 from inhibiting other MMPs (Murthpy et al. 1991) while it may prevent the activation of proMMP9.
Eisen, AZ, Marmer, BL, Goldberg, GI, Grant, GA, Collier, IE, Wilhelm, SM
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