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Gene information for ADAMTS4 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID9507
Official gene symbolADAMTS4
Full nameADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 4
Aliases,ADAMTS-2,ADAMTS-4,ADMP-1,KIAA0688,
Gene summaryThis 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]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q21-q23
Gene position161168845 - 161159538  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size9308 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID603876