Entrez gene ID | | 9507 |
Official gene symbol | | ADAMTS4 |
Full name | | ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 4 |
Aliases | | ,ADAMTS-2,ADAMTS-4,ADMP-1,KIAA0688, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a member of the ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) 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 (TS) 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. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q21-q23 |
Gene position | | 161168845 - 161159538 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 9308 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 603876 |
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