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Rabbit Anti-ADAMTS4/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
Cleaves aggrecan, a cartilage proteoglycan, and may be involved in its turnover. May play an important role in the destruction of aggrecan in arthritic diseases. Could also be a critical factor in the exacerbation of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease.
Function:
Cleaves aggrecan, a cartilage proteoglycan, and may be involved in its turnover. May play an important role in the destruction of aggrecan in arthritic diseases. Could also be a critical factor in the exacerbation of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease. Cleaves aggrecan at the '392-Glu-
-Ala-393' site.
Subcellular Location:
Secreted > extracellular space > extracellular matrix.
Tissue Specificity:
Expressed in brain, lung and heart. Expressed at very low level in placenta and skeletal muscles.
Post-translational modifications:
The precursor is cleaved by a furin endopeptidase.
Similarity:
Contains 1 disintegrin domain.
Contains 1 peptidase M12B domain.
Contains 1 TSP type-1 domain.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 9507 Human
Entrez Gene: 48913 Mouse
Omim: 603876 Human
SwissProt: O75173 Human
SwissProt: Q8BNJ2 Mouse
Unigene: 211604 Human
Unigene: 475917 Mouse
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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