CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Acid Proteases
Functional Family Beta-secretase 1

Enzyme Information

3.4.23.46
Memapsin 2.
based on mapping to UniProt P56817
Broad endopeptidase specificity. Cleaves Glu-Val-Asn-Leu-|-Asp-Ala-Glu- Phe in the Swedish variant of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein.
-!- Suggested to be the major 'beta-secretase' responsible for the cleavage of the beta-amyloid precursor protein to form the amyloidogenic beta-peptide that is implicated in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease. -!- Belongs to peptidase family A1.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P56817
BACE1_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Beta-secretase 1

PDB Structure

PDB 2PH6
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Design, synthesis, and SAR of macrocyclic tertiary carbinamine BACE-1 inhibitors.
Lindsley, S.R., Moore, K.P., Rajapakse, H.A., Selnick, H.G., Young, M.B., Zhu, H., Munshi, S., Kuo, L., McGaughey, G.B., Colussi, D., Crouthamel, M.C., Lai, M.T., Pietrak, B., Price, E.A., Sankaranarayanan, S., Simon, A.J., Seabrook, G.R., Hazuda, D.J., Pudvah, N.T., Hochman, J.H., Graham, S.L., Vacca, J.P., Nantermet, P.G.
Bioorg.Med.Chem.Lett.