Biology:ADAM11

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 11 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ADAM11 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) protein family. Members of this family are membrane-anchored proteins structurally related to snake venom disintegrins, and have been implicated in a variety of biological processes involving cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, including fertilization, muscle development, and neurogenesis. This gene represents a candidate tumor suppressor gene for human breast cancer based on its location within a minimal region of chromosome 17q21 previously defined by tumor deletion mapping.[2]

References

  1. "A novel metalloprotease/disintegrin-like gene at 17q21.3 is somatically rearranged in two primary breast cancers". Nat Genet 5 (2): 151–7. Jan 1994. doi:10.1038/ng1093-151. PMID 8252040. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: ADAM11 ADAM metallopeptidase domain 11". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4185. 

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