| Official Name |
|---|
| ADAM 17 endopeptidase.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
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| TACE. |
| Tumor necrosis factor alpha-converting enzyme. |
| Reaction catalysed |
|---|
| Narrow endopeptidase specificity. Cleaves Pro-Leu-Ala-Gln-Ala-|-Val-Arg-Ser-Ser-Ser in the membrane-bound, 26-kDa form of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). Similarly cleaves other membrane-anchored, cell-surface proteins to 'shed' the extracellular domains |
| Cofactor(s) |
|---|
| Zinc.
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| Comment(s) |
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- In vivo, the cleavage of tumor necrosis factor alpha precursor
releases the soluble, 17-kDa TNF-alpha, which induces inflammation.
- Belongs to peptidase family M12.
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| Cross-references |
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| PROSITE | PDOC00129 |
| BRENDA | 3.4.24.86 |
| PUMA2 | 3.4.24.86 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 3.4.24.86 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.24.86 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.24.86 |
| IntEnz | 3.4.24.86 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 3.4.24.86 |
| MetaCyc | 3.4.24.86 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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