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Gene

MMP23B

matrix metallopeptidase 23B

Summary

Cytogenetic location
1p36.33
Coordinates
Chromosome 1: 1,632,173–1,634,654 (GRCh38)
Exons
8 exons across 2.5 kb
Protein
390 amino acids
Also known as
MIFR, MIFR-1
Previous symbols
MMP22
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000356026.10NM_006983.2
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads MMP23B yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How MMP23B is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 1, with a bracket where MMP23B sits. MMP23B and 38 genes near it on chromosome 1, from 1,133,414 to 2,133,413.Chromosome 11p36.33p36.33p36.32p36.31p36.23p36.22p36.21p36.13p36.12p36.11p35.3p35.2p35.1p34.3p34.2p34.1p33p32.3p32.2p32.1p31.3p31.2p31.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q21.1q21.2q21.3q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q41q42.11q42.12q42.13q42.2q42.3q43q441.2 Mb1.4 Mb1.6 Mb1.8 Mb2 MbTTLL10: 1,173,880–1,197,940, forward strandTNFRSF18: 1,203,508–1,206,814, reverse strandTNFRSF4: 1,211,326–1,214,153, reverse strandSDF4: 1,216,887–1,240,964, reverse strandSDF4B3GALT6: 1,232,237–1,235,041, forward strandB3GALT6C1QTNF12: 1,242,446–1,246,934, reverse strandC1QTNF12UBE2J2: 1,253,907–1,274,477, reverse strandUBE2J2SCNN1D: 1,280,436–1,292,029, forward strandACAP3: 1,292,376–1,309,609, reverse strandACAP3PUSL1: 1,308,547–1,311,679, forward strandINTS11: 1,311,585–1,324,688, reverse strandCPTP: 1,324,756–1,328,897, forward strandTAS1R3: 1,331,275–1,335,314, forward strandTAS1R3DVL1: 1,335,275–1,349,962, reverse strandDVL1MXRA8: 1,352,683–1,361,800, reverse strandMXRA8AURKAIP1: 1,373,710–1,375,521, reverse strandAURKAIP1CCNL2: 1,385,709–1,400,909, reverse strandMRPL20: 1,401,907–1,407,306, reverse strandANKRD65: 1,415,637–1,421,769, reverse strandANKRD65TMEM278: 1,425,871–1,430,255, forward strandTMEM278VWA1: 1,434,861–1,446,012, forward strandVWA1ATAD3C: 1,449,689–1,470,163, forward strandATAD3CATAD3B: 1,471,742–1,497,848, forward strandATAD3BATAD3A: 1,512,118–1,534,689, forward strandATAD3ATMEM240: 1,534,778–1,540,624, reverse strandTMEM240SSU72: 1,541,673–1,574,887, reverse strandSSU72FNDC10: 1,598,012–1,600,135, reverse strandFNDC10MIB2: 1,615,433–1,630,610, forward strandMIB2MMP23B: 1,632,173–1,634,654, forward strandMMP23BCDK11B: 1,635,225–1,659,267, reverse strandCDK11BSLC35E2B: 1,659,529–1,693,059, reverse strandSLC35E2BCDK11A: 1,702,379–1,724,571, reverse strandCDK11ANADK: 1,751,232–1,780,544, reverse strandNADKGNB1: 1,785,285–1,892,292, reverse strandGNB1CALML6: 1,915,081–1,917,296, forward strandCALML6TMEM52: 1,917,589–1,919,329, reverse strandTMEM52CFAP74: 1,921,951–2,003,837, reverse strandCFAP74GABRD: 2,019,305–2,030,758, forward strandGABRDPRKCZ: 2,050,396–2,185,721, forward strandPRKCZDiagram of MMP23B: 8 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 1Exon 1: 1,632,173–1,632,374, 202 basesExon 2: 1,632,783–1,632,913, 131 basesExon 3: 1,632,981–1,633,120, 140 basesExon 4: 1,633,188–1,633,355, 168 basesExon 5: 1,633,748–1,633,912, 165 basesExon 6: 1,633,989–1,634,099, 111 basesExon 7: 1,634,202–1,634,328, 127 basesExon 8: 1,634,451–1,634,654, 204 bases123456785′3′

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 1.2 kb of the gene's 2.5 kb; 1,173 of those bases code for the 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

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). MMP23B gene: matrix metallopeptidase 23B. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/mmp23b

Vancouver

Dante Labs. MMP23B gene: matrix metallopeptidase 23B [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/mmp23b

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