MeSH definition : A family of membrane-anchored glycoproteins that contain a disintegrin and metalloprotease
domain. They are responsible for the proteolytic cleavage of many transmembrane proteins
and the release of their extracellular domain.;
MeSH synonym : adam (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) proteins; a disintegrin and metalloprotease proteins; A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease Protein;
Registry Number MeSH : EC 3.4.24.-;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam proteins;
A family of membrane-anchored glycoproteins that contain a disintegrin and metalloprotease
domain. They are responsible for the proteolytic cleavage of many transmembrane proteins
and the release of their extracellular domain.