“…ADAM17 is a member of the adamalysins subfamily of metzincin metalloproteinases consisting of 824 amino acids with zinc-dependent catalytic activities (29). The human ADAM17 protein sequence contains an N-terminal signal sequence (SS), a prodomain (PD), a catalytic metalloprotease domain (MD), a disintegrin domain (DD), a membraneproximal protein domain (MPD), a conserved ADAM17 interaction sequence (CANDIS), a transmembrane domain (TM), and a C-terminal cytoplasmic domain (CD), which are located at amino acid residues 1-17, 18-216, 217-474, 480-559, 581-642, 643-666, 672-694, and 695-824, respectively (7,30) (Figure 1A). Among them, the first five protein sequences that make up its extracellular domain may be involved in regulating multiple biological functions, including angiogenesis, cell migration, cell proliferation, inflammation, and immune responses.…”