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Nature 405, 627-628 (8 June 2000) | doi:10.1038/35015193
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- Argonne, IL, United States
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- University of Texas Medical Branch
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Alzheimer's disease: Closing in on
-secretase
Bart De Strooper
For decades a short amyloid peptide known as A
has been invoked to
explain the neurodegeneration characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. This
peptide is generated from the amyloid precursor protein by protein-cleaving
(proteolytic) enzymes called
-secretase and
-secretase1
(Fig. 1
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