Description
Product Characteristics:
May play a role in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. This is a non-catalytic metalloprotease-like protein.
Subcellular location: Secreted, Cell membrane
Synonyms: MDC3, MDC-3, Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 23, ADAM 23, Metalloproteinase-like, disintegrin-like, and cysteine-rich protein 3, ADAM23
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain) family. Members of this family are membrane-anchored proteins structurally related to snake venom disintegrins, and have been implicated in a variety of biological processes involving cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, including fertilization, muscle development, and neurogenesis. This gene is highly expressed in the brain and may function as an integrin ligand in the brain. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]