"ADAMTS4 Protein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An ADAMTS protease similar to ADAMTS5 PROTEIN. It contains a single C-terminal thrombospondin (TS) motif and cleaves AGGRECAN in CARTILAGE. It may also be involved in the destruction of aggrecan in ARTHRITIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.675.374.102.500.844 D09.400.430.500.500.844 D12.776.395.033.500.844 D12.776.860.300.085.844
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| Concept/Terms |
ADAMTS4 Protein- ADAMTS4 Protein
- Aggrecanase-1
- Aggrecanase 1
- A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase With Thrombospondin Motifs 4 Protein
- ADAMTS-4 Protein
- ADAMTS 4 Protein
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Below are the most recent publications written about "ADAMTS4 Protein" by people in Profiles.
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Cerebral cavernous malformations are driven by ADAMTS5 proteolysis of versican. J Exp Med. 2020 10 05; 217(10).