Gene
MMP14
matrix metallopeptidase 14
- HGNC 7160↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000157227↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 4323↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 14q11.2
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 14: 22,836,585–22,847,758 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 10 exons across 11.2 kb
- Protein
- 582 amino acids
- Also known as
- MT1-MMP
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000311852.11NM_004995.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How MMP14 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 3.7 kb of the gene's 11.2 kb; 1,749 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to MMP14
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions MMP14 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Generalized osteoporosis
- Hunched back
- Arthritis
- Breakdown of bone
- Disease of the joints
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Abnormal vertebral body morphology
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Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- An opening in the wall separating the top two chambers of the heart
- Aortic valve has two leaflets rather than three
- Double outlet right ventricle
- High blood pressure
- Hole in heart wall separating two lower heart chambers
- Interruption of electrical communication between upper and lower chambers of heart
- Mitral valve prolapse
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External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). MMP14 gene: matrix metallopeptidase 14. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/mmp14
Dante Labs. MMP14 gene: matrix metallopeptidase 14 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/mmp14
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