The role of presenilins in γ-secretase activity: Catalyst or cofactor?

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1612-1614

  Small, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; GAMMA SECRETASE; PRESENILIN 1;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN SECRETASES; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BINDING SITES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PRESENILIN-1; PRESENILIN-2;

EID: 0035107460     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00246.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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