Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables metallopeptidase activity. Involved in collagen fibril organization; proteoglycan metabolic process; and skeletal system development. Acts upstream of or within proteolysis. Located in cell surface and extracellular matrix. Is expressed in several structures, including bone; cartilage; embryo mesenchyme; and vibrissa. Orthologous to human ADAMTS7 (ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 7).
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