Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in extracellular matrix organization and proteolysis. Located in collagen-containing extracellular matrix. Is expressed in embryo and eye. Used to study Weill-Marchesani syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Weill-Marchesani syndrome. Orthologous to human ADAMTS17 (ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 17).