Timp4 - TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 4

Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase inhibitor activity; protease binding activity; and zinc ion binding activity. Involved in several processes, including ovulation cycle; response to lipopolysaccharide; and response to peptide hormone. Located in extracellular space and sarcomere. Biomarker of abdominal aortic aneurysm; congestive heart failure; and renal hypertension. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in nephroblastoma. Orthologous to human TIMP4 (TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]