From presenilinase to γ-secretase, cleave to capacitate

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-178

  Xia, Weiming ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD INSTITUTES OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; 4 (2 AMINOETHYL)BENZENESULFONYL FLUORIDE; AMYLOID; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; ANTERIOR PHARYNX DEFECTIVE 1 PROTEIN; BETA SECRETASE; CM 35; EDETIC ACID; ENZYME; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GAMMA SECRETASE; GAMMA SECRETASE INHIBITOR; LEUPEPTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MW 167; NICASTRIN; PEPSTATIN; PHOSPHORAMIDON; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN ENHANCER 2 PROTEIN; PRESENILINASE; PRESENILINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRESENILIN 1 GENE; PRESENILIN 2 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW;

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN SECRETASES; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CATALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS;

EID: 42149184133     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720508783954712     Document Type: Review

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