ADAM23 |
ADAM25 |
Dentin sialophosphoprotein(629-640) |
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[a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain 24; ADAM metallopeptidase domain 24] The gene encoding this member of the ADAM protein family of metalloproteases has been identified by Zhu et al (199) in a search of proteases that may function in spermatogenesis or fertilization. The gene appears to encode a testis-specific protease and the gene is transcribed in spermatogenic cells in a regulated pattern at a specific developmental stage. The authors have named this protease testase 1, in view of its tissue-specific expression.
Zhu et al (2001) have reported that ADAM24 is a plasma membrane-anchored protease on mature sperm that retains an active
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