caution:Although similar to members of the ADAMTS family, it lacks the metalloprotease and disintegrin-like domains which are typical of that family.,function:Positive regulation of apoptosis.,similarity:Contains 1 PLAC domain.,similarity:Contains 6 TSP type-1 domains.,subunit:Interacts with CTSB.,
Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix . Colocalizes with FMN1 microfibrils in the eye ECM.
Expressed in colon, heart, leukocyte, liver, lung, skeletal muscle, spleen, testis and placenta. Weaker expression in bone marrow, brain tissue, kidney and pancreas. Expression studies in fetal tissues reveal strong expression in heart, kidney, liver, lung and skeletal muscle, but weaker expression in fetal brain and skin.