Adamts5 - a disintegrin-like and metallopeptidase (reprolysin type) with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 5 (aggrecanase-2)

This gene encodes a member of "a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs" (ADAMTS) family of multi-domain matrix-associated metalloendopeptidases that have diverse roles in tissue morphogenesis and pathophysiological remodeling, in inflammation and in vascular biology. The encoded preproprotein undergoes proteolytic processing to generate an active, zinc-dependent aggrecanase enzyme. Mice lacking the encoded protein are protected from surgery-induced osteoarthritis and antigen-induced arthritis. [provided by RefSeq, May 2016]