Background: ADAM15

Members of the ADAM or MDC (Metalloprotease, Disintegrin, Cysteine-rich) family contain pro, metalloprotease-like, disintegrin-like, cysteine-rich, transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains. They play a fundamental role in diverse processes such as asthma, development, angiogenesis and cancer through their activities in cell adhesion/fusion, membrane protein shedding, and signal transduction. Over 30 members have been identified and about half of them are active metalloproteases such as ADAM8, 9, 10, 12 and 17/TACE.

• Long Name:

  A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease-like Domain 15

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  8751 (Human); 11490 (Mouse)

• Alternate Names:

  ADAM 15; ADAM metallopeptidase domain 15; ADAM15; disintegrin-like, and cysteine-rich protein 15; EC 3.4.24; MDC15; MDC-15; Metargidin