Structural and functional determinants of γ-secretase, an intramembrane protease implicated in Alzheimer's disease

Current Genomics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 531-549

  Fraering, Patrick C ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; BETA SECRETASE; GAMMA SECRETASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; COGNITION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW;

EID: 41549120596     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920207783769521     Document Type: Review

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