Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables metallopeptidase activity. Involved in collagen fibril organization; proteoglycan metabolic process; and skeletal system development. Acts upstream of or within proteolysis. Located in cell surface. Is expressed in several structures, including bone; cartilage; embryo mesenchyme; and vibrissa. Orthologous to human ADAMTS7 (ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 7).