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The A Disintegrin And Metalloproteases ADAM10 and ADAM17: Novel drug targets with therapeutic potential?

Journal

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 90, Issue 6-7, Pages 527-535

Publisher

ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2010.11.005

Keywords

ADAMs; Cell adhesion; Signalling; Inflammation; Cancer; Neurodegeneration; Shedding

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  1. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Sonder forschungsbereich 415, 877]
  2. Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, DeZnit (EU-FP VI) [P5/19]
  3. Center of Excellence Inflammation at Interfaces

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Proteolytic ectodomain release, a process known as shedding, has been recognised as a key mechanism for regulating the function of a diversity of cell surface proteins. A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinases (ADAMs) have emerged as the major proteinase family that mediates ectodomain shedding. Dysregulation of ectodomain shedding is associated with autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases, neurodegeneration, infection, inflammation and cancer. Therefore, ADAMs are increasingly regarded as attractive targets for novel therapies. ADAM10 and its close relative ADAM17 (TNF-alpha converting enzyme (TACE)) have been studied in particular in the context of ectodomain shedding and have been demonstrated as key molecules in most of the shedding events characterised to date. Whereas the level of expression of ADAM] 0 may be of importance in cancer and neurodegenerative disorders, ADAM 17 mainly coordinates pro- and anti-inflammatory activities during immune response. Despite the high therapeutical potential of ADAM inhibition, all clinical trials using broad-spectrum metalloprotease inhibitors have failed so far. This review will cover the emerging roles of both ADAM10 and ADAM17 in the regulation of major physiological and developmental pathways and will discuss the suitability of specifically modulating the activities of both proteases as a feasible way to inhibit inflammatory states, cancer and neurodegeneration. (C) 2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

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