Description
TAPI-2 is a broad-spectrum inhibitor of TNF-α converting enzyme (TACE; ADAM17), other ADAMs and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). It inhibits phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced (PMA) shedding of various cell surface proteins, such as TGF-α, β amyloid precursor protein, L-selectin, and IL-6 receptor α subunit