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[a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain 8; ADAM metallopeptidase domain 8] This transmembrane glycoprotein has been given the designation CD156. Human CD156 is a homolog of the murine MS2 antigen identified initially from a mouse macrophage cDNA library. The protein is a member of the ADAM protein family (Yoshiyama et al, 1997).
ADAM8 is expressed highly in the lineage of monocytes (see also: hematopoiesis). ADAM8 has been shown by Choi et al (2001) to function as an osteoclast stimulating factor. They isolated the
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