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Matrilysin also known as matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) pump-1 protease (PUMP-1) or uterine metalloproteinase is an enzyme in humans that is encoded by the MMP7 gene.Matrilysin was discovered by Sellers and Woessner in the uterus of the rat in 1988. The complementary DNA (cDNA) of human MMP7 was isolated in 1988 by Muller et al. MMP7 is a member of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family consisting of structural-related zinc-dependent endopeptidases.