Full name: TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 4

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: TIMP-4

Summary: This gene belongs to the TIMP gene family. The proteins encoded by this gene family are inhibitors of the matrix metalloproteinases, a group of peptidases involved in degradation of the extracellular matrix. The secreted, netrin domain-containing protein encoded by this gene is involved in regulation of platelet aggregation and recruitment and may play role in hormonal regulation and endometrial tissue remodeling. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Expression: Biased expression in fat (RPKM 76.2) and brain (RPKM 10.2)

Gene size: 5845bp

Exon count: 5