ADAM29

这个基因编码ADAM（一个去整合素和金属蛋白酶结构域）家族的一个成员。这个家族的成员是膜锚定蛋白，在结构上与蛇毒去整合素相关，并参与多种涉及细胞-细胞和细胞-基质相互作用的生物学过程，包括受精、肌肉发育和神经发生。该基因编码的蛋白质在睾丸中高度表达，可能与人类精子发生有关选择性剪接导致编码相同蛋白质的多个转录变体。[由RefSeq提供，2008年7月]
This gene encodes a member of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain) family. Members of this family are membrane-anchored proteins 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. The protein encoded by this gene is highly expressed in testis and may be involved in human spermatogenesis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]