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Presenilin 1 is involved in the maturation of beta-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1).
Journal of neuroscience research - 1 Jan 2007
Kuzuya Akira, Uemura Kengo, Kitagawa Naoyuki, Aoyagi Nobuhisa, Kihara Takeshi, Ninomiya Haruaki, Ishiura Shoichi, Takahashi Ryosuke, Shimohama Shun
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One of the pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease is the excessive deposition of beta-amyloid peptides (Abeta) in senile plaques. Abeta is generated when beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) is cleaved sequentially by beta-secretase, identified as beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), and...
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