Signal peptide peptidases and gamma-secretase: Cousins of the same protease family?

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 112-116

  Fluhrer, Regina ^a   Haass, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; GxGD proteases; Presenilin; Regulated intramembrane cleavage; Signal peptide peptidase

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; GAMMA SECRETASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PEPTIDASE; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN 2; PROTEINASE; SPPL2B PROTEIN; SPPL3 PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DEATH; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOSOL; DATA BASE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENDOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME RELEASE; ERYTHROCYTE; LYSOSOME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRA FISH;

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN SECRETASES; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMANS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS;

EID: 34347251573     PISSN: 16602854     EISSN: 16602862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101835     Document Type: Review

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