A proteolytically inactive rhomboid protein (iRhom2) encoded by Rhbdf2 gene involved in innate immunity against viral infections [165], regulates trafficking of pro-ADAM17 from endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi apparatus where furin detaches ADAM17 inhibitory prodomain to make it mature, substrate specific and be prepared for expression on the cell surface in complex with iRhom2 [166,167]. This evidence concerns the gene ADAM17 and viral infectious disease.