Gene: ADAMTS3
Alternate names for this Gene: ADAMTS-4|HKLLS3
Gene Summary: This gene encodes a member of the ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) protein family. Members of the family share several distinct protein modules, including a propeptide region, a metalloproteinase domain, a disintegrin-like domain, and a thrombospondin type 1 (TS) motif. Individual members of this family differ in the number of C-terminal TS motifs, and some have unique C-terminal domains. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the mature protease. This protease, a member of the procollagen aminopropeptidase subfamily of proteins, may play a role in the processing of type II fibrillar collagen in articular cartilage.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 4
Location in Chromosome : 4q13.3
Description of this Gene: ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 3
Type of Gene: protein-coding