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Post-translational processing of beta-secretase in Alzheimer's disease.
Proteomics - 1 Apr 2005
Sidera Christina, Parsons Richard, Austen Brian
Abstract excerpt
Beta-amyloid is released into the brains of Alzheimer's patients, where it aggregates and causes damage to neurons. It is cleaved proteolytically from a large transmembrane glycoprotein amyloid precursor protein by a membrane-bound protease, known as beta-secretase identified previously as the acid protease, Asp-2. We have shown previously that beta-secretase is up-regulated by increased intracellular...
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