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ADAM15
ADAM metallopeptidase domain 15
Chromosome 1 · 1q21.3
NCBI Gene: 8751Ensembl: ENSG00000143537.15HGNC: HGNC:193UniProt: Q13444
110PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
ApoptosisProtease
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
apoptotic processintegrin bindingprotein bindingmetallopeptidase activityVaricose veinsopen-angle glaucomaattention deficit hyperactivity disordersubstance abuse
✦AI Summary

ADAM15 is a widely expressed metalloproteinase-disintegrin that functions as a multi-domain protease involved in cell adhesion, extracellular matrix remodeling, and ectodomain shedding 1. The protein contains an RGD motif in its disintegrin-like domain, enabling integrin binding 2, and exhibits complex tissue-specific regulation through alternative splicing generating at least 13 distinct isoforms with different cytosolic regulatory motifs 3. ADAM15 expression is dynamically regulated, with exosomal release stimulated by protein kinase C activation, resulting in decreased membrane-associated ADAM15 2. Exosomal ADAM15 suppresses cell adhesion, growth, and migration by binding integrin αvβ3 in an RGD-dependent manner and inhibits tumor growth 2. In disease pathogenesis, elevated ADAM15 expression associates with poor prognosis in gastric cancer through regulatory networks affecting immunosuppressive cell infiltration 4, and upregulation correlates with prostate cancer metastatic progression by promoting cell motility and angiogenesis 5. Conversely, Mendelian randomization analyses suggest ADAM15 has a causal protective role in Parkinson's disease 6 and ALS-PD comorbidity 7. These pleiotropic functions indicate ADAM15 represents both a biomarker for cancer detection and prognosis and a therapeutic target for cancer and inflammatory diseases 1.

Sources cited
1
ADAM15 is a multi-domain protease affecting cell adhesion, matrix degradation, and ectodomain shedding with therapeutic potential
PMID: 19601833
2
ADAM15 is released in exosomes via PKC activation and exosomal ADAM15 suppresses tumor growth through RGD-dependent integrin binding
PMID: 22505472
3
ADAM15 gene spans 11.4 kb with 23 exons generating at least 13 tissue-specific splice variants with different regulatory motifs
PMID: 17937806
4
ADAM15 upregulation in gastric cancer correlates with poor prognosis and affects cancer progression through regulatory networks
PMID: 37211344
5
ADAM15 is upregulated in prostate cancer and increased during metastatic progression, promoting cell motility and angiogenesis
PMID: 19229865
6
ADAM15 has a causal protective role in Parkinson's disease per Mendelian randomization analysis
PMID: 36504281
7
ADAM15 is a pleiotropic gene involved in ALS-PD comorbidity affecting neuron projection development
PMID: 37534731
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Varicose veinsOpen Targets
0.39Weak
open-angle glaucomaOpen Targets
0.39Weak
attention deficit hyperactivity disorderOpen Targets
0.32Weak
substance abuseOpen Targets
0.31Weak
actinic keratosisOpen Targets
0.28Weak
lymphatic system diseaseOpen Targets
0.28Weak
vein disorderOpen Targets
0.27Weak
kidney failureOpen Targets
0.27Weak
COVID-19Open Targets
0.23Weak
systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.21Weak
prostate carcinomaOpen Targets
0.15Weak
non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.15Weak
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.10Weak
urinary bladder carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
osteoarthritisOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
SNX9Protein interaction99%SRCProtein interaction99%GRB2Protein interaction96%SH3PXD2AProtein interaction90%SH3PXD2BProtein interaction89%SH3GL2Protein interaction82%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
83%
Heart
59%
Ovary
34%
Liver
29%
Brain
16%
Gene Interaction Network
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ADAM15SNX9SRCGRB2SH3PXD2ASH3PXD2BSH3GL2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q13444
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.83LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.68 [0.57–0.83]
RankingsWhere ADAM15 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #4,307of 20,598
    Most Researched110 · top quartile
  • #7,021of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.83
Genes detectedADAM15
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Comprehensive bioinformatics and experimental analysis of SH3PXD2B reveals its carcinogenic effect in gastric carcinoma.
PMID: 37211344
Life Sci · 2023
1.00
2
ADAM15 gene structure and differential alternative exon use in human tissues.
PMID: 17937806
BMC Mol Biol · 2007
0.90
3
Exosome release of ADAM15 and the functional implications of human macrophage-derived ADAM15 exosomes.
PMID: 22505472
FASEB J · 2012
0.80
4
The genetic regulation of protein expression in cerebrospinal fluid.
PMID: 36504281
EMBO Mol Med · 2023
0.70
5
The role of the disintegrin metalloproteinase ADAM15 in prostate cancer progression.
PMID: 19229865
J Cell Biochem · 2009
0.60