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Symbol ADAM7 contributors: mct - updated : 10-04-2012
HGNC name ADAM metallopeptidase domain 7
HGNC id 214
Location 8p21.2      Physical location : 24.298.508 - 24.366.273
Synonym name
  • a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 7
  • epididymal apical protein I
  • sperm maturation-related glycoprotein GP-83
  • Synonym symbol(s) EAPI, GP83, AD07, ADAM-7, EAPI, GP-83
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    SPECIAL FEATURE component of a cluster
    text clustered with ADAMDEC1 and ADAM28
    STRUCTURE 67.72 kb     22 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    22 - 2612 85.6 754 - 2005 15883027
    EXPRESSION
    Type restricted
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Reproductivemale systemtestis  specific
     male systemmale genital tractepididymis highly Homo sapiens
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Muscularstriatumskeletal  
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • one disintegrin domain
  • conjugated MetalloP
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Adam7
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • peptidase family M12B
  • ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain) family
  • CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        plasma membrane
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,Golgi
    intracellular,nucleus
    text
  • type 1 membrane protein
  • ADAM7 and ITM2B are located in detergent-resistant regions known to be highly correlated with membrane lipid rafts
  • basic FUNCTION
  • non catalytic metalloprotease-like protein playing an important role in male reproduction including sperm maturation and gonadotrope function
  • transferred from the epididymis to the sperm surface and redistributed in the sperm head during acrosome reaction
  • can be transferred directly from epididymal vesicles to sperm and that it is an integral plasma membrane protein in sperm
  • functions in fertilization through the formation of a chaperone complex and enhanced association with ITM2B during capacitation in sperm
  • CELLULAR PROCESS protein, degradation
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
  • ADAM7 forms complexes with calnexin (CANX), heat shock protein 5 (HSPA5), and integral membrane protein 2B (ITM2B)
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule metal binding,
  • Zn2+
  • protein
  • association of ADAM7 with ITM2B is remarkably promoted during sperm capacitation owing to a conformational change of ADAM7 that occurs in concert with the capacitation process (
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral somatic mutation      
    often mutated in melanoma, and could play a role in melanoma progression (Pubmed 21618342)
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS