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An essential role for ectodomain shedding in mammalian development.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 13 Nov 1998
Peschon J J, Slack J L, Reddy P, Stocking K L, Sunnarborg S W, Lee D C, Russell W E, Castner B J, Johnson R S, Fitzner J N, Boyce R W, Nelson N, Kozlosky C J, Wolfson M F, Rauch C T, Cerretti D P, Paxton R J, March C J, Black R A
Abstract excerpt
The ectodomains of numerous proteins are released from cells by proteolysis to yield soluble intercellular regulators. The responsible protease, tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme (TACE), has been identified only in the case when tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) is released. Analyses of cells lacking this metalloproteinase-disintegrin revealed an expanded role for TACE in the processing of other...
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