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SUBMITTER: Shimizu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2423307 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shimizu Hideaki H Tosaki Asako A Kaneko Kumi K Hisano Tamao T Sakurai Takashi T Nukina Nobuyuki N
Molecular and cellular biology 20080331 11
BACE1 (beta-secretase) is a transmembrane aspartic protease that cleaves the beta-amyloid precursor protein and generates the amyloid beta peptide (Abeta). BACE1 cycles between the cell surface and the endosomal system many times and becomes activated interconvertibly during its cellular trafficking, leading to the production of Abeta. Here we report the crystal structure of the catalytically active form of BACE1. The active form has novel structural features involving the conformation of the fl ...[more]