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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 4TRW
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Evaluation of transition-state mimics in a superior BACE1 cleavage sequence as peptide-mimetic BACE1 inhibitors
Hattori, Y., Kobayashi, K., Deguchi, A., Nohara, Y., Akiyama, T., Teruya, K., Sanjoh, A., Nakagawa, A., Yamashita, E., Akaji, K.
Bioorg.Med.Chem.
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