ADAMTSL4, a Secreted Glycoprotein Widely Distributed in the Eye, Binds Fibrillin-1 Microfibrils and Accelerates Microfibril Biogenesis

摘要

ADAMTSL4 mutations result in recessively inherited isolated ectopia lentis, a dysgenesis of the fibrillin-1–rich zonule of Zinn. This research shows that ADAMTSL4 binds fibrillin-1 microfibrils and accelerates their biogenesis, thus providing a potential underlying mechanism for this disorder.