NCIt synonyms : NISBD; ADAM18; Tumor Necrosis Factor, Alpha, Converting Enzyme Gene; TACE; A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase Domain 17 Gene; CD156B; NISBD1; ADAM Metallopeptidase Domain 17 wt Allele; cSVP; A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase Domain 17 (Tumor Necrosis Factor, Alpha, Converting
Enzyme) Gene;
NCIt definition : Human ADAM17 wild-type allele is located within 2p25 and is approximately 66 kb in
length. This allele, which encodes ADAM17 protein, is involved in the cleavage of
membrane-bound cell-surface proteins to release their mature soluble forms.;