MMP class MMP Enzyme name Molecular Weight (kDa) Substrates
Collagenases MMP-1 Collagenase - I 57* 47 A Collagens (I, II, III, VII, and X), proteoglycans, entactin, ovostatin, MMP-2, MMP-9.
MMP-8 Collagenase-2/ neutrophil collagenase 85* 64 A Collagens (I, II, III, VII, VIII and X), fibronectin, proteoglycans.
MMP-13 Collagenase-3 60* 48 A Collagens (I, II, III, VII, VIII and X), tenascin, plasminogen, aggrecan, fibronectin, osteonectin, MMP-9
MMP-18 Collagenase-4 53* 51 A Type I collagen
Gelatinases MMP-2 Gelatinase-A 72* 66 A Gelatin, collagen (IV, V, VII VI, IX and X), elastin, fibronectin.
MMP-9 Gelatinase-A 92* 86 A Collagens (IV, V, VII, X, and XIV), gelatin, entactin, elastin, fibronectin, osteonectin, plasminogen, proteoglycans.
Stromelysins MMP-3 Stromelysin-I 60* 52 A Collagens (IV, V, and IX), gelatin, aggrecan, laminin, elastin, casein, osteonectin, fibronectin, ovostatin, entactin, plasminogen.
MMP-10 Stromelysin2 53* 47 A Collagens (I, II, IV and V), gelatin, casein, elastin, fibronectin.
MMP-11 Stromelysin2 60* 47 A Collagens (IV, V, IX and X), laminin, elastin, fibronectin, casein, proteoglycans.
MMP-17 Homology tostromelysin-2 65* 63 A Pro-MMP2, fibrin/fibrinogen, gelatin.
Matrisylins MMP-7 Matrisylin 28* 19 A Collagens IV, gelatin, fibronectin, laminin, elastin, casein, transferrin.
MMP-26 Matrisylin-2 29 Collagen IV, fibronectin, fibrinogen, gelatin, pro-MMP9.
MT-MMP (membrane type-MMP) MMP-14 MT1-MMP 66* 54 A Collagens (I, II, III), gelatin, fibronectin, laminin, vitronectin, entactin, pro-MMP2.
MMP-15 MT2-MMP 76 Fibronectin, gelatine, vitronectin, entactin, laminin, pro-MMP-2
MMP-16 MT3-MMP 65* 63 A Collagen III, gelatin, casein, fibronectin, pro- MMP-2.
MMP-17 MT4-MMP 65* 63 A Pro-MMP2, fibrinogen, gelatin.
MMP-24 MT5-MMP 73 Fibronectin, pro-MMP2, proteoglycans, gelatin.
MMP-25 MT6-MMP 62 Pro-MMP2, pro-MMP9, collagen IV, gelatine, fibronectin, Proteinase A.
Other enzymes MMP-12 Macrophage metalloelastase 54* 45 A Collagen IV, gelatin, elastin, casein, fibronectin, vitronectin, laminin, entactin, fibrin/fibrinogen.
MMP-19 RASI I 59 Collagen (I, IV) gelatin, fibronectin, laminin.
MMP-20 Enamelysin 56 Amelogenin, aggrecan.
MMP-21   65  
MMP-22   58* 53 A  
MMP-23   44 gelatin
MMP-27   59  
MMP-28 Epilysin 59  
*- Zymogen molecular weight, A active form molecular weight.
Table 1: Human Matrix Metalloproteinases.