also involved in cell migration during embryonic development
its activity requires active site acidic and tyrosine residues (Zhang 2009)
involved in the angiogenic and invasive front of tumors
degrade hyaluronic acid, which promotes metastasis and and is an independent prognostic indicator of prostate cancer progression and a biomarker for bladder cancer
implicated in cancer proliferation, angiogenesis, and inflammatory diseases (Chao 2007)
CELLULAR PROCESS
PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
PATHWAY
metabolism
signaling
a component
INTERACTION
DNA
RNA
small molecule
protein
cell & other
REGULATION
activated by
an acidic pH
Other
epigenetically regulated by the binding of different transcription factors to the methylated and unmethylated HYAL1 promoter (Lokeshwar 2008)