Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including collagen catabolic process; extracellular matrix organization; and zymogen activation. Predicted to act upstream of or within proteolysis. Predicted to be located in extracellular matrix and membrane. Predicted to be active in extracellular space and plasma membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Winchester syndrome; esophagus adenocarcinoma; and myocardial infarction. Orthologous to human MMP14 (matrix metallopeptidase 14).