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Character profile for MMP8
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- MMP8 — matrix metallopeptidase 8
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #3FC8AB → Card color name: Pure Cyan
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: M → Hue: cyan
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.95 → Character vibrance: high vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 1.464 → Character shade: light shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-9541
- Gene family-to-character trait mapping
- Gene family: MMP → Character family trait: Claw-tipped tail
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: soluble → Character sex: female
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1990 → Character age: 30 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 53 kDa → Character mass: 53 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Metallopeptidase M1 → Character aesthetic: Victorian Goth
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Hemopexin → Character aesthetic: Arabian Nights
full name
matrix metallopeptidase 8gene name
MMP8
matrix metallopeptidase 8
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Claw-tipped tail
qc
pending review
field notes
category
female
first noted
1990
30 y.o.
mass
53kDakg
pfam clans
Metallopeptidase M1
Victorian Goth
Hemopexin
Arabian Nights
alignment
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