Expression and characterization of human β-secretase candidates metalloendopeptidase MP78 and cathepsin D in βAPP-overexpressing cells

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 206-214

  Thompson, Annick ^a   Grueninger Leitch, Fiona ^b   Huber, Gerda ^a   Malherbe, Pari ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Secretase; Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid protein; Amyloidogenic cleavage; Cathepsin D; Expression; Metalloendopeptidase

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; CATHEPSIN D; METALLOPROTEINASE; METHIONINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN SECRETASES; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CATHEPSIN D; CELL LINE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030880059     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00091-0     Document Type: Article

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