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[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NICA_HUMAN NICA_HUMAN]] Essential subunit of the gamma-secretase complex, an endoprotease complex that catalyzes the intramembrane cleavage of integral membrane proteins such as Notch receptors and APP (beta-amyloid precursor protein). It probably represents a stabilizing cofactor required for the assembly of the gamma-secretase complex. | [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NICA_HUMAN NICA_HUMAN]] Essential subunit of the gamma-secretase complex, an endoprotease complex that catalyzes the intramembrane cleavage of integral membrane proteins such as Notch receptors and APP (beta-amyloid precursor protein). It probably represents a stabilizing cofactor required for the assembly of the gamma-secretase complex. | ||
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| + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| + | The gamma-secretase complex, comprising presenilin 1 (PS1), PEN-2, APH-1 and nicastrin, is a membrane-embedded protease that controls a number of important cellular functions through substrate cleavage. Aberrant cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) results in aggregation of amyloid-beta, which accumulates in the brain and consequently causes Alzheimer's disease. Here we report the three-dimensional structure of an intact human gamma-secretase complex at 4.5 A resolution, determined by cryo-electron-microscopy single-particle analysis. The gamma-secretase complex comprises a horseshoe-shaped transmembrane domain, which contains 19 transmembrane segments (TMs), and a large extracellular domain (ECD) from nicastrin, which sits immediately above the hollow space formed by the TM horseshoe. Intriguingly, nicastrin ECD is structurally similar to a large family of peptidases exemplified by the glutamate carboxypeptidase PSMA. This structure serves as an important basis for understanding the functional mechanisms of the gamma-secretase complex. | ||
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| + | Three-dimensional structure of human gamma-secretase.,Lu P, Bai XC, Ma D, Xie T, Yan C, Sun L, Yang G, Zhao Y, Zhou R, Scheres SH, Shi Y Nature. 2014 Jun 29. doi: 10.1038/nature13567. PMID:25043039<ref>PMID:25043039</ref> | ||
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| + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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Categories: Bai, X C. | Lu, P. | Ma, D. | Scheres, S H.W. | Shi, Y. | Sun, L. | Xie, T. | Yan, C. | Yang, G. | Zhao, Y. | Zhou, R. | Protein binding
