Human MMP-3 Alexa Fluor® 405-conjugated Antibody

Applications

Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application. General Protocols are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Example

Intracellular Staining by Flow Cytometry View Larger

Detection of MMP-3 in Human MG-63 Cell Line by Flow Cytometry. MG-63 Human osteosarcoma cell line was stained with Mouse Anti-Human MMP-3 Alexa Fluor® 405-conjugated Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # IC513V, filled histogram) or isotype control antibody (Catalog # IC002V, open histogram). To facilitate intracellular staining, cells were fixed with Flow Cytometry Fixation Buffer (Catalog # FC004) and permeabilized with Flow Cytometry Permeabilization/Wash Buffer I (Catalog # FC005). View our protocol for Staining Intracellular Molecules.

Preparation and Storage

Background: MMP-3

Matrix metalloproteinases are a family of zinc and calcium dependent endopeptidases with the combined ability to degrade all the components of the extracellular matrix. MMP-3 (stromelysin-1), can degrade a broad range of substrates including collagen alpha  chains, aggrecan, laminin, fibronectin, elastin, casein, alpha -1 antitrypsin, myelin basic protein, IL-1 beta, IGFBP-3, pro MMP-1, pro MMP-7, pro MMP-8, pro MMP-9 and pro MMP-13. MMP-3 does not cleave the triple helical region of interstitial collagens, a characteristic which distinguishes the stromelysins from the collagenases. The MMP-3 substrate repertoire extends beyond extracellular matrix proteins and implicates MMP-3 in roles other than direct tissue remodelling, for instance, enzyme cascades and cytokine regulation. MMP-3 is expressed by fibroblasts, chrondrocytes, osteoblasts, endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and macrophages. Structurally, MMP-3 may be divided into several distinct domains; a pro-domain which is cleaved upon activation; a catalytic domain containing the zinc binding site; a short hinge region and a carboxyl terminal (hemopexin-like) domain.

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Related Research Areas

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• Cell to Cell Adhesion Disassembly During EMT
• Collagen Modifying Enzymes
• EMT Induction
• Enzymes Secreted by Endothelial Cells
• Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Cell Migration During EMT
• Mesenchymal Cells and EMT
• Metalloproteases and Regulators
• Microglia Activation Markers
• MMPs, TIMPs and Related Molecules
• Neuroinflammatory Factors
• Proteolytic Degradation of Amyloid beta