BRAUN , Ursula

The amyloid precursor protein (βAPP) undergoes several proteolytic cleavages. While β- and γ-secretases are responsible for the production of the 40-43 amino-acid long amyloid β peptide (Aβ), the α-secretase cut performed by the disintegrins ADAM10 and ADAM17, occurs in the middle of the Aβ sequence, thereby preventing its formation and leading...

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