gene: zmp-3 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables metallopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in collagen catabolic process and extracellular matrix organization. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Expressed in anchor cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including artery disease (multiple); autoimmune disease (multiple); and reproductive organ cancer (multiple). Is an ortholog of several human genes including MMP1 (matrix metallopeptidase 1); MMP3 (matrix metallopeptidase 3); and MMP8 (matrix metallopeptidase 8).