ADAM12
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: ADAM12
- Official Name: ADAM metallopeptidase domain 12
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 8038
- UniProt: O43184
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of a family of proteins that are structurally related to snake venom disintegrins and have been implicated in a variety of biological processes involving cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, including fertilization, muscle development, and neurogenesis. Expression of this gene has been used as a maternal serum marker for pre-natal development. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. Shorter isoforms are secreted, while longer isoforms are membrane-bound form. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014].
- UniProt Summary: Involved in skeletal muscle regeneration, specifically at the onset of cell fusion. Also involved in macrophage-derived giant cells (MGC) and osteoclast formation from mononuclear precursors (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 14864
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -2.47