1 n beta expression more than 3-fold, and both meltrin alpha and meltrin beta expression is apparently

2     Collectively, these results suggest that meltrin alpha and meltrin beta may play a role in osteob

3 A disintegrin and metalloprotease 12 (ADAM12/meltrin alpha) is a key enzyme implicated in the ectodom

4 We have shown recently that human ADAM 12-S (meltrin alpha) is an active metalloprotease.

5 t has been shown that a third family member, meltrin alpha, is involved in myoblast fusion.

6 is of the mRNA expression of four MDC genes (meltrin alpha, meltrin beta, mdc9, and mdc15) in bone ce

7 nce is most closely related to that of mouse meltrin alpha, which is implicated in myoblast fusion.

8 ease/disintegrin/cysteine-rich (MDC) protein meltrin beta and the analysis of the mRNA expression of

9 more than 3-fold, and both meltrin alpha and meltrin beta expression is apparently regulated in a dif

10  osteoblasts with 10 nM calcitriol increased meltrin beta expression more than 3-fold, and both meltr

11        Northern blot analysis indicates that meltrin beta is widely expressed, with the highest expre

12 these results suggest that meltrin alpha and meltrin beta may play a role in osteoblast differentiati

13  Like most other MDC proteins, the predicted meltrin beta protein consists of a signal sequence, prod

14 ntegrin and metalloproteinase 19, ADAM19, or meltrin beta) is a plasma membrane metalloproteinase.

15 expression of four MDC genes (meltrin alpha, meltrin beta, mdc9, and mdc15) in bone cells, including

16                                  MDC9 (ADAM9/meltrin gamma) is a widely expressed and catalytically a

17             Here we show that members of the meltrin subfamily of ADAM metalloproteases cleave the ex