Human pyroglutamyl peptidases and their involvement in Alzheimer's disease

The N-terminally pyroglutamyl-modified β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides are found in abundance in the pathological Alzheimer disease (AD) brain deposits. Such modification not only increases the hydrophobic properties of a given molecule, but also plays a protecting role against proteolytic degradation. This...

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Main Author: Slonka, Justyna
Other Authors: Littlechild, Jennifer
Published: University of Exeter 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.566219