Human ADAMTS13 ELISA Kit | ADAMTS13 elisa kit
Human ADAMTS13 ELISA Kit
Background/Introduction: ADAMTS13 is a zinc-containing metalloprotease enzyme. The ADAMTS13 gene is mapped to chromosome 9q34 by genomic sequence analysis. It is reported that a metal-containing proteolytic enzyme (metalloprotease) in normal plasma cleaves the peptide bond between tyrosine at position 842 and methionine at position 843 in monomeric subunits of von Willebrand factor, thereby degrading the large multimers. And it is confirmed that the ADAMTS13 gene encodes the von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease (VWFCP). ADAMTS13 is secreted in blood and degrades large vWf multimers, decreasing their activity.
NCBI and Uniprot Product Information
NCBI Description
This gene encodes a member of a family of proteins containing several distinct regions, including a metalloproteinase domain, a disintegrin-like domain, and a thrombospondin type 1 (TS) motif. The enzyme encoded by this gene specifically cleaves von Willebrand Factor (vWF). Defects in this gene are associated with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013]
Uniprot Description
ADAMTS13: Cleaves the vWF multimers in plasma into smaller forms. Defects in ADAMTS13 are the cause of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura congenital (TTP); also known as Upshaw-Schulman syndrome (USS). A hematologic disease characterized by hemolytic anemia with fragmentation of erythrocytes, thrombocytopenia, diffuse and non-focal neurologic findings, decreased renal function and fever. 3 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.
Protein type: Calcium-binding; EC 3.4.24.87; Extracellular matrix; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis; Protease; Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 9q34
Cellular Component: endoplasmic reticulum lumen; proteinaceous extracellular matrix
Molecular Function: calcium ion binding; integrin binding; metallopeptidase activity; protein binding; zinc ion binding
Biological Process: peptide catabolic process; protein processing; proteolysis
Disease: Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Congenital