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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Main Authors: Zhentao Zhang, Ye Tian, Keqiang Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Translational Neurodegeneration
Subjects:
AEP
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40035-019-0179-3