Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.3.0)
Enables metallodipeptidase activity and metalloendopeptidase activity. Involved in several processes, including germinal center formation; lymphocyte differentiation; and negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis. Acts upstream of or within membrane protein ectodomain proteolysis; regulation of neuron migration; and regulation of neuron projection development. Located in cytoplasm and membrane. Is active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; foregut-midgut junction; heart; lung; and retina. Used to study atopic dermatitis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; neonatal inflammatory skin and bowel disease 1; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human ADAM17 (ADAM metallopeptidase domain 17).
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