Presenilin/γ-secretase and inflammation

Presenilins (PS) are the catalytic components of γ-secretase, an aspartyl protease that regulates through proteolytic processing the function of multiple signaling proteins. Specially relevant is the γ-secretase-dependent cleavage of the β-amyloid precursor protein (APP)...

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Main Author: Carlos A Saura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2010.00016/full