
-   Protein Accession: P39900
-   Size: 470 amino acids
-   Molecular mass: 54002 Da
-   Domains: MetalloPept_cat_dom_sf, Peptidase_Metallo, Hemopexin-like_dom, Hemopexin-like_dom_sf, Hemopexin-like_repeat, Hemopexin_CS, M10A_MMP, Pept_M10_metallopeptidase, Pept_M10A, Pept_M10A_Zn_BS, Peptidoglycan-bd-like, PGBD-like_sf
-   Blocks: Hemopexin repeat, Matrixin
-   Family: Belongs to the peptidase M10A family.
-   Activation of MMP-12 requires the dissociation of the cysteine residue from the complex, which is referred to as the "cysteine-switch" mechanism. [PMID: 2164689]
