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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Jan 2002
Black Roy A
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme (TACE/ADAM17/CD156q) is a member of the 'A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease', or ADAM, family. It is a multi-domain, type I transmembrane protein that includes an extracellular zinc-dependent protease domain. TACE expression is largely constitutive, but the surface pool is downregulated following cell activation. Cleavage by TACE generates the soluble forms of tumor...
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