This gene encodes a member of the ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) protein family. Members of the family share several distinct protein modules, including a propeptide region, a metalloproteinase domain, a disintegrin-like domain, and a thrombospondin type 1 (TS) motif. Individual members of this family differ in the number of C-terminal TS motifs, and some have unique C-terminal domains. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the mature enzyme. This enzyme contains two C-terminal TS motifs and functions as an aggrecanase that cleaves aggrecan, a major proteoglycan of cartilage, and may mediate cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis.,ADAMTS5,ADAM-TS 11,ADAM-TS 5,ADAM-TS5,ADAMTS-11,ADAMTS-5,ADAMTS11,ADMP-2,ADAM-TS11,Signal Transduction,Cell Biology & Developmental Biology,Cytoskeleton,Extracellular Matrix,ADAM Protein Family,MMPs,Ubiquitin,ADAMTS5