Identifiers
HUGO:ADAM17
References
NATURAL_KILLER
PMID:18676862
Tumor-Associated MICA Is shed by ADAM10 and ADAM17 proteases.
ADAM17 is understood to be involved in the processing of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) at the surface of the cell, and from within the intracellular membranes of the trans-Golgi network. This process, which is also known as 'shedding', involves the cleavage and release of a soluble ectodomain from membrane-bound pro-proteins (such as pro-TNF-α), and is of known physiological importance.