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 4J0T
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
beta-Secretase (BACE1) Inhibitors with High In Vivo Efficacy Suitable for Clinical Evaluation in Alzheimer s Disease
Hilpert, H., Guba, W., Woltering, T.J., Wostl, W., Pinard, E., Mauser, H., Mayweg, A.V., Rogers-Evans, M., Humm, R., Krummenacher, D., Muser, T., Schnider, C., Jacobsen, H., Ozmen, L., Bergadano, A., Banner, D.W., Hochstrasser, R., Kuglstatter, A., David-Pierson, P., Fischer, H., Polara, A., Narquizian, R.
J.Med.Chem.