zmp-6 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in collagen catabolic process and extracellular matrix organization. Predicted to be located in extracellular matrix. Expressed in anchor cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including artery disease (multiple); reproductive organ cancer (multiple); and tooth disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of human MMP26 (matrix metallopeptidase 26).