ADAMTS8

A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 8 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ADAMTS8 gene.^[5][6]

ADAMTS8
Identifiers
Aliases	ADAMTS8, ADAM-TS8, METH2, ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 8
External IDs	OMIM: 605175; MGI: 1353468; HomoloGene: 5108; GeneCards: ADAMTS8; OMA:ADAMTS8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 11 (human)[1] Band 11q24.3 Start 130,404,923 bp[1] End 130,428,609 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 9 (mouse)[2] Band 9 A4|9 16.49 cM Start 30,853,858 bp[2] End 30,875,134 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in middle temporal gyrus upper lobe of left lung endothelial cell lower lobe of lung right lung Brodmann area 23 entorhinal cortex tail of epididymis right coronary artery visceral pleura Top expressed in tunica media of zone of aorta lumbar spinal ganglion soleus muscle ankle atrium internal carotid artery endocardial cushion semi-lunar valve inner muscle layer tunica adventitia of aorta More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function integrin binding zinc ion binding peptidase activity metalloendopeptidase activity heparin binding low-affinity phosphate transmembrane transporter activity metallopeptidase activity hydrolase activity metal ion binding Cellular component extracellular region extracellular matrix collagen-containing extracellular matrix Biological process proteolysis negative regulation of cell population proliferation phosphate ion transmembrane transport Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 11095 30806 Ensembl ENSG00000134917 ENSMUSG00000031994 UniProt Q9UP79 P57110 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_007037 NM_013906 NM_001326292 RefSeq (protein) NP_008968 NP_038934.2 Location (UCSC) Chr 11: 130.4 – 130.43 Mb Chr 9: 30.85 – 30.88 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Function

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 enzyme encoded by this gene contains two C-terminal TS motifs, and disrupts angiogenesis in vivo.^[6]

Clinical significance

A number of disorders have been mapped in the vicinity of this gene, most notably lung neoplasms.^[6]