3830423K05 antibody, ADAM-TS4 antibody, ADAMTS-2 antibody, ADMP-1 antibody, mKIAA0688 antibody, ADAMTS-4 antibody, ADAMTS4 antibody, a disintegrin-like and metallopeptidase (reprolysin type) with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 4 antibody, ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 4 antibody, ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 4 antibody, Adamts4 antibody, ADAMTS4 antibody
Background
A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 4 is an enzyme encoded by the ADAMTS4 gene. ADAMTS4 is the shortest known ADAMTS, lacking the C-terminal domain and is the only non-glycosylated ADAMTS. This protein cleaves aggrecan, a cartilage proteoglycan, and may be involved in its turnover. The protein may play an important role in the destruction of aggrecan in arthritic diseases. It could also be a critical factor in the exacerbation of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease.