gene: adm-4 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Involved in Notch signaling pathway and cell fate specification. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Expressed in gonad; hypodermis; tail; and vulva. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; inflammatory bowel disease; renal fibrosis; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Is an ortholog of human ADAM17 (ADAM metallopeptidase domain 17).