A yeast genetic assay for caspase cleavage of the Amyloid-β precursor protein

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-37

  Gunyuzlu, Paul L ^b   White, W Hunter ^b   Davis, Gary L ^b   Hollis, Gregory F ^b   Toyn, Jeremy H ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid ; Caspase; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ASSAY; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REPORTER GENE;

EID: 0033949950     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:15:1:29     Document Type: Article

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