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Membrane protein secretase

A sheddase, a matrix metalloprotease that cleaves an exposed non-globular region (the stalk) of a protein attached to the outer surface of the plasma membrane, often a transmembrane protein, to release a large fragment of it, an ectodomain, into the extracellular space.

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