ADAMTSL4

ADAMTS-like protein 4 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the ADAMTSL4 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
This gene is a member of ADAMTS (a is_associated_with::disintegrin and is_associated_with::metalloproteinase with is_associated_with::thrombospondin motifs)-like gene family and encodes a protein with seven thrombospondin type 1 repeats. The thrombospondin type 1 repeat domain is found in many proteins with diverse biological functions including is_associated_with::cellular adhesion, is_associated_with::angiogenesis, and patterning of the developing is_associated_with::nervous system. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different is_associated_with::isoforms, have been characterized.