A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase With Thrombospondin Like Protein 1 (ADAMTSL1)

ADAMTSL1 encodes a secreted protein resembling members of the ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motif) family. This protein lacks the propeptide region and the metalloproteinase and disintegrin-like domains, which are typical of the ADAMTS family, but contains other ADAMTS domains, including the thrombospondin type 1 motif. This protein may have important functions in the extracellular matrix. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, but their biological validity has not been determined.The deduced 525-amino acid protein contains an N-terminal signal peptide. The mature secreted form contains 497 amino acids and has a calculated molecular mass of about 55 kD.