Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in collagen catabolic process and extracellular matrix organization. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; artery disease (multiple); autoimmune disease (multiple); and carcinoma (multiple). Is an ortholog of human MMP2 (matrix metallopeptidase 2); MMP23B (matrix metallopeptidase 23B); and MMP9 (matrix metallopeptidase 9).