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A disintegrin & metalloproteinase domain 12; meltrin alpha (ADAM12, MLTN, UNQ346/PRO545)

Function: - role in skeletal muscle regeneration, specifically at the onset of cell fusion - also involved in macrophage-derived giant cells & osteoclast formation from mononuclear precursors (putative) - interacts with alpha-actinin-2 & with syndecans - interacts with SH3PXD2A - cytoplasmic domain interacts with src - precursor is cleaved by a furin endopeptidase Cofactor: binds 1 Zn+2 per subunit Structure: - cysteine-rich domain supports cell adhesion through syndecans & triggers signaling events that lead to beta-1 integrin-dependent cell spreading - conserved Cys present in the cysteine-switch motif binds the catalytic Zn+2, thus inhibiting the enzyme - dissociation of Cyst from the Zn+2 upon activation- peptide release activates the enzyme - contains 1 disintegrin domain - contains 1 EGF-like domain - contains 1 peptidase M12B domain Compartment: - isoform 1: cell membrane - isoforms 2,3,4: secreted Alternative splicing: named isoforms=4 Expression: - isoform 1 is expressed in placenta, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, & smooth muscle - isoform 2 seems to be expressed only in placenta or in embryo & fetus - both forms were expressed in some tumor cells lines - not detected in brain, lung, liver, kidney or pancreas Pathology: - in carcinomas cell, binding of cysteine-rich domain to syndecans does not allow integrin-mediated cell spreading

General

ADAM (A disintegrin & metalloproteinase domain); MDC (metalloproteinase, disintegrin, cysteine-rich) protein

Properties

SIZE: MW = 100 kD entity length = 909 aa MOTIF: N-glycosylation site {N111} N-glycosylation site {N149} metalloprotease domain {208-416} MOTIF: cysteine residue {C325} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C411} active site SITE: E351 N-glycosylation site {N381} cysteine residue {C411} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C325} disintegrin domain {417-512} MOTIF: N-glycosylation site {N452} cysteine residue {C482} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C495} cysteine residue {C495} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C482} cysteine-rich region {514-649} EGF domain {656-688} MOTIF: cysteine residue {C660} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C670} cysteine residue {C664} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C676} cysteine residue {C670} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C660} cysteine residue {C676} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C664} cysteine residue {C678} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C687} cysteine residue {C687} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C678} transmembrane domain {709-729} src homology 3 [SH3] domain SITE: 834-840 src homology 3 [SH3] domain SITE: 885-891 src homology 3 [SH3] domain SITE: 890-896

Database Correlations

OMIM 602714 UniProt O43184 PFAM correlations Entrez Gene 8038 Kegg hsa:8038

References

  1. Yong VW et al Metalloproteinases in biology and pathology of the nervous system. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2001 Jul;2(7):502-11. Review. PMID: 11433375
  2. UniProt :accession O43184