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In vivo cleavage of alpha2,6-sialyltransferase by Alzheimer beta-secretase.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Mar 2005
Kitazume Shinobu, Nakagawa Kazuhiro, Oka Ritsuko, Tachida Yuriko, Ogawa Kazuko, Luo Yi, Citron Martin, Shitara Hiroshi, Taya Choji, Yonekawa Hiromichi, Paulson James C, Miyoshi Eiji, Taniguchi Naoyuki, Hashimoto Yasuhiro
Abstract excerpt
beta-Site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) is a membrane-bound aspartic protease that cleaves amyloid precursor protein to produce a neurotoxic peptide, Abeta, and is implicated in triggering the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease. We previously reported that BACE1 cleaved rat b...
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