δ-secretase in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanisms, regulators and therapeutic opportunities
Abstract Mammalian asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) is a cysteine protease that cleaves its protein substrates on the C-terminal side of asparagine residues. Converging lines of evidence indicate that AEP may be involved in the pathogenesis of several neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | Translational Neurodegeneration |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40035-019-0179-3 |