Mechanism of intramembrane cleavage of alcadeins by γ-secretase.

<h4>Background</h4>Alcadein proteins (Alcs; Alcα, Alcβand Alcγ) are predominantly expressed in neurons, as is Alzheimer's β-amyloid (Aβ) precursor protein (APP). Both Alcs and APP are cleaved by primary α- or β-secretase to generate membrane-associated C-terminal fragments (CTFs). A...

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Main Authors: Yi Piao, Ayano Kimura, Satomi Urano, Yuhki Saito, Hidenori Taru, Tohru Yamamoto, Saori Hata, Toshiharu Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23658629/pdf/?tool=EBI