Research Paper Volume 14, Issue 8 pp 3425—3445
Molecular characterization of matrix metalloproteinase gene family across primates
Figure 5. Statistics of primate MMP gene structure. (A) Box plots of molecular weights of MMP peptides. (B) Box plots of gene lengths. (C) Box plots of CDS/gene ratio. (D) Box plots of exon counting. While MMP-23s are classified in furin-activatable MMPs, they demonstrate very different characteristics than other MMPs, and thus were investigated separately.