Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3 TIMP3_HORSE TIMP3 Metalloproteinase inhibitor 3 MTPWLGLVVLLGSWSLGDWGAEACTCSPSHPQDAFCNSDIVIRAKVVGKKLVKEGPFGTLVYTIKQMKMYRGFTKMPHVQYIHTEASESLCGLKLEVNKYQYLLTGRVYDGKMYTGLCNFVERWDQLTLSQRKGLNYRYHLGCNCKIKSCYYLPCYVTSKNECLWTDMLSNFGYPGYQSKHYACIRQKGGYCSWYRGWAPPDKSIINATDP Complexes with metalloproteinases (such as collagenases) and irreversibly inactivates them by binding to their catalytic zinc cofactor. May form part of a tissue-specific acute response to remodeling stimuli. 211