The function of Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000035862 (TIMP2, TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2) is as follows. Complexes with metalloproteinases (such as collagenases) and irreversibly inactivates them by binding to their catalytic zinc cofactor. Known to act on MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-7, MMP-8, MMP-9, MMP-10, MMP-13, MMP-14, MMP-15, MMP-16 and MMP-19. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11710594, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2554304, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2793861}.