ADAMTS4 Proteins

Protein Information

This gene encodes a member of the ADAMTS protein family. Members of the family share several distinct protein modules, including a propeptide region, a metalloproteinase domain, a disintegrin-like domain, and a thrombospondin type 1 motif. Individual members of this family differ in the number of C-terminal TS motifs, and some have unique C-terminal domains. The enzyme encoded by this gene lacks a C-terminal TS motif. It is responsible for the degradation of aggrecan, a major proteoglycan of cartilage, and brevican, a brain-specific extracellular matrix protein. The cleavage of aggrecan and brevican suggests key roles of this enzyme in arthritic disease and in the central nervous system, potentially, in the progression of glioma.

Synonyms

3830423K05; a disintegrin and metallopeptidase with thrombospondin motifs 4; a disintegrin and metalloproteinase; A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 4; a disintegrin-like and metallopeptidase (reprolysin type) with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 4; a disintegrin-like and metalloprotease (reprolysin type) with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 4; ADAM; ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 4; ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 4; ADAMs; ADAM-TS 4; ADAMTS family member; ADAMTS-2; Adamts4; ADAM-TS4; ADAMTS-4; ADMP-1; Aggrecanase; Aggrecanase 1; aggrecanase-1; KIAA0688; metalloendopeptidases; metalloproteinase; mKIAA0688; UNQ769/PRO1563