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EC 3.4.24.86 Details
EC number
3.4.24.86
Accepted name
ADAM 17 endopeptidase
Reaction
Narrow endopeptidase specificity. Cleaves Pro-Leu-Ala-Gln-Ala┼Val-Arg-Ser-Ser-Ser in the membrane-bound, 26-kDa form of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα). Similarly cleaves other membrane-anchored, cell-surface proteins to "shed" the extracellular domains
Other name(s)
tumor necrosis factor α-converting enzyme, TACE
CAS registry number
151769-16-3
Comment
In peptidase family M12. In vivo, the cleavage of tumour necrosis factor α precursor releases the soluble, 17-kDa TNFα, which induces inflammation.
History
created 2003
EC Tree
3.4.24.2 created 1972, deleted 1992
3.4.24.4 created 1972 [EC 3.4.99.13 and EC 3.4.99.22 both created 1972, incorporated 1978], deleted 1992
3.4.24.5 created 1978, deleted 1989
3.4.24.8 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.24.9 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.24.10 created 1972 as EC 3.4.99.12, transferred 1978 to EC 3.4.24.10, deleted 1992