| First Author | Schlöndorff J | Year | 1999 |
| Journal | J Cell Sci | Volume | 112 ( Pt 21) |
| Pages | 3603-17 | PubMed ID | 10523497 |
| Mgi Jnum | J:58532 | Mgi Id | MGI:1347762 |
| Doi | 10.1242/jcs.112.21.3603 | Citation | Schlondorff J, et al. (1999) Metalloprotease-disintegrins: modular proteins capable of promoting cell-cell interactions and triggering signals by protein-ectodomain shedding. J Cell Sci 112(Pt 21):3603-17 |
| abstractText | Metalloprotease-disintegrins (ADAMs) have captured our attention as key players in fertilization and in the processing of the ectodomains of proteins such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), and because of their roles in Notch-mediated signaling, neurogenesis and muscle fusion. ADAMs are integral membrane glycoproteins that contain a disintegrin domain, which is related to snake-venom integrin ligands, and a metalloprotease domain (which can contain or lack a catalytic site). Here, we review and critically discuss current topics in the ADAMs field, including the central role of fertilin in fertilization, the role of the TNFalpha convertase in protein ectodomain processing, the role of Kuzbanian in Notch signaling, and links between ADAMs and processing of the amyloid- precursor protein. |
