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Functional domains in presenilin 1: the Tyr-288 residue controls gamma-secretase activity and endoproteolysis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Jun 2004
Laudon Hanna, Karlström Helena, Mathews Paul M, Farmery Mark R, Gandy Samuel E, Lundkvist Johan, Lendahl Urban, Näslund Jan
Abstract excerpt
Processing of the Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein (APP) into the amyloid beta-protein and the APP intracellular domain is a proteolysis event mediated by the gamma-secretase complex where presenilin (PS) proteins are key constituents. PS is subjected to an endoproteolytic cleavage, generating a stable heterodimer composed of an N-terminal and a C-terminal fragment. Here we aimed at further understanding the...
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