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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
Most transmembrane proteins are subjected to limited proteolysis by cellular proteases. The recent molecular cloning of the TNF-a converting enzyme (TACE) revealed that this shedding enzyme belongs to a family of metalloproteinases which contain a disintegrin domain (ADAM family). The activity of these proteases seems to be tightly regulated. Mice lacking functional TACE are not viable demonstrating the importance of this enzyme for body homeostasis. This review describes the current knowledge of shedding enzymes, the ADAM protein family, the mechanism of shedding as well as physiological consequences of shedding of cytokines and cytokine receptors for cytokine biology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1148-5493
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27-38
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The importance of shedding of membrane proteins for cytokine biology.
pubmed:affiliation
I. Medical Clinic, Section Pathophysiology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 63, D-55101 Mainz, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't