Description
Product Characteristics:
ADAMTS10 is a member of the ADAMs family of proteinases with Thrombospondin motifs. The catalytic site of ADAMTS10 is typical of the metalloproteinase catalytic domains, with an HExxHxxxxxH sequence, perhaps giving these enzymes some shared specificity. ADAMTS10 is closest in homology to ADAMTS6, sharing 53 % overall identity. Functional mutations in ADAMTS10 have been linked to Weill Marchesani syndrome, a connective tissue disorder marked by fibrillin 1 misprocessing. ADAMTS10 has also been reported to be over expressed in breast cancer tissues and cell lines.
Subcellular location: Secreted, Extracellular matrix
Synonyms: A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin mots 10, A disintegrin like and metalloprotease reprolysin type with thrombospondin type 1 mot, 10, ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 mot 10, ADAM TS10, EC 3.4.24, WMS, ATS10_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene belongs to the ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain with thrombospondin type-1 motifs) family of zinc-dependent proteases. ADAMTS proteases are complex secreted enzymes containing a prometalloprotease domain of the reprolysin type attached to an ancillary domain with a highly conserved structure that includes at least one thrombospondin type 1 repeat. They have been demonstrated to have important roles in connective tissue organization, coagulation, inflammation, arthritis, angiogenesis and cell migration. The product of this gene plays a major role in growth and in skin, lens, and heart development. It is also a candidate gene for autosomal recessive Weill-Marchesani syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]