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APP gamma-secretase

Function: - substrates of gamma-secretase include: - Notch 1-4 - APP - APLP1 & APLP2 - CD44 - erb B4 - LRP - E-cadherin - N-cadherin - the C99 & C83 peptides of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) appear to be incidental substrates of gamma-secretase [5] - removal of the ectodomain is required before gamma-secretase can cleave APP [7] - gamma-Secretase cleaves APP to form the C-terminus of the A4 peptide; there may be many sites of activity [1]; A4 peptides of 39-42 amino acid residues may be formed Structure: - core complex: - a presenilin homodimer (PSEN1 or PSEN2) - nicastrin (NCSTN) - APH1 (APH1A or APH1B) - PEN2 - other components associated with the core complex include - SLC25A64 - SLC5A7 - PHB - PSEN1 isoform 3 Compartment: - APP gamma-secretase may be active in endoplasmic reticulum, GOLGI, or within endosomes

Interactions

molecular events

Related

A4 amyloid peptide; beta-peptide alpha catenin amyloid precursor protein (APP) or A4/beta amyloid precursor protein Aph-1 protein or homolog of C. elegans anterior pharynx defective 1 APP secretase beta catenin nicastrin (NCSTN, KIAA0253, UNQ1874/PRO4317) pen-2 protein; presenilin enhancer protein 2; gamma-secretase subunit pen-2 (PSENEN) presenilin protein

General

aspartic proteinase; carboxyl acid protease molecular complex

Properties

MOTIF: active site MOTIF: aspartate residue (2) SUBUNITS: nicastrin MOTIF: signal sequence {1-33} N-glycosylation site {N45} N-glycosylation site {N55} N-glycosylation site {N187} N-glycosylation site {N200} N-glycosylation site {N204} N-glycosylation site {N264} N-glycosylation site {N387} N-glycosylation site {N417} N-glycosylation site {N435} N-glycosylation site {N464} N-glycosylation site {N506} N-glycosylation site {N530} N-glycosylation site {N562} N-glycosylation site {N573} N-glycosylation site {N580} N-glycosylation site {N612} transmembrane domain {670-690} presenilin-1 MOTIF: cytoplasmic domain {N-terminal} transmembrane domain {TM1} exoplasmic loop LOOP#: 1 transmembrane domain {TM2} cytoplasmic loop LOOP#: 1 transmembrane domain {TM3} exoplasmic loop LOOP#: 2 transmembrane domain {TM4} cytoplasmic loop LOOP#: 2 transmembrane domain {TM5} exoplasmic loop MOTIF: N-glycosylation site {exoplasmic loop [N279] } LOOP#: 3 transmembrane domain {TM6} MOTIF: aspartate residue {TM6} cytoplasmic loop MOTIF: proteolytic site {cytoplasmic loop LOOP#: 3} binding site SITE: cytoplasmic loop LOOP#: 3 FOR-BINDING-OF: catenin N-glycosylation site {N405} LOOP#: 3 transmembrane domain {TM7} MOTIF: aspartate residue {TM7} exoplasmic loop LOOP#: 4 transmembrane domain {TM8} cytoplasmic domain {C-terminal} pen-2 protein MOTIF: exoplasmic domain {1-17} transmembrane domain {18-38} cytoplasmic loop {39-60} transmembrane domain {61-81} exoplasmic domain {82-101} Aph-1 protein MOTIF: exoplasmic domain {N-TERMINAL} exoplasmic loop LOOP#: 1 exoplasmic loop LOOP#: 2 exoplasmic loop LOOP#: 3 transmembrane domain {TM1} transmembrane domain {TM2} transmembrane domain {TM3} transmembrane domain {TM4} transmembrane domain {TM5} transmembrane domain {TM6} transmembrane domain {TM7} cytoplasmic loop LOOP#: 1 cytoplasmic loop LOOP#: 2 cytoplasmic loop LOOP#: 3 cytoplasmic domain {C-TERMINAL}

References

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Components

Aph-1 protein or homolog of C. elegans anterior pharynx defective 1 nicastrin (NCSTN, KIAA0253, UNQ1874/PRO4317) pen-2 protein; presenilin enhancer protein 2; gamma-secretase subunit pen-2 (PSENEN) presenilin-1; PS-1; EC=3.4.23.-; protein S182; contains: presenilin-1 NTF subunit; contains: presenilin-1 CTF subunit; contains: presenilin-1 CTF12; PS1-CTF12 (PSEN1, AD3, PS1, PSNL1)