| Structural highlights
2wez is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Related: | 1tqf, 1xn3, 2vnm, 1m4h, 2fdp, 1xn2, 2viy, 2va6, 2vie, 2vj6, 2viz, 2b8l, 1ym4, 1sgz, 2va5, 2b8v, 1ujk, 1fkn, 1xs7, 2vij, 2va7, 1ym2, 2vj9, 2vkm, 2vnn, 1py1, 1w50, 1ujj, 2vj7, 1w51, 2wf3, 2wf1, 2wf4, 2wf0, 2wf2 |
| Activity: | Memapsin 2, with EC number 3.4.23.46 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum |
Function
[BACE1_HUMAN] Responsible for the proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). Cleaves at the N-terminus of the A-beta peptide sequence, between residues 671 and 672 of APP, leads to the generation and extracellular release of beta-cleaved soluble APP, and a corresponding cell-associated C-terminal fragment which is later released by gamma-secretase.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Inhibition of the aspartyl protease BACE-1 has the potential to deliver a disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease. We have recently disclosed a series of transition-state mimetic BACE-1 inhibitors showing nanomolar potency in cell-based assays. Amongst them, GSK188909 (compound 2) had favorable pharmacokinetics and was the first orally bioavailable inhibitor reported to demonstrate brain amyloid lowering in an animal model. In this Letter, we describe the reasons that led us to favor a second generation of inhibitors for further in vivo studies.
Second generation of BACE-1 inhibitors. Part 1: The need for improved pharmacokinetics.,Charrier N, Clarke B, Cutler L, Demont E, Dingwall C, Dunsdon R, Hawkins J, Howes C, Hubbard J, Hussain I, Maile G, Matico R, Mosley J, Naylor A, O'Brien A, Redshaw S, Rowland P, Soleil V, Smith KJ, Sweitzer S, Theobald P, Vesey D, Walter DS, Wayne G Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Jul 1;19(13):3664-8. Epub 2009 Apr 17. PMID:19428244[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Lin X, Koelsch G, Wu S, Downs D, Dashti A, Tang J. Human aspartic protease memapsin 2 cleaves the beta-secretase site of beta-amyloid precursor protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Feb 15;97(4):1456-60. PMID:10677483
- ↑ Okada H, Zhang W, Peterhoff C, Hwang JC, Nixon RA, Ryu SH, Kim TW. Proteomic identification of sorting nexin 6 as a negative regulator of BACE1-mediated APP processing. FASEB J. 2010 Aug;24(8):2783-94. doi: 10.1096/fj.09-146357. Epub 2010 Mar 30. PMID:20354142 doi:10.1096/fj.09-146357
- ↑ Charrier N, Clarke B, Cutler L, Demont E, Dingwall C, Dunsdon R, Hawkins J, Howes C, Hubbard J, Hussain I, Maile G, Matico R, Mosley J, Naylor A, O'Brien A, Redshaw S, Rowland P, Soleil V, Smith KJ, Sweitzer S, Theobald P, Vesey D, Walter DS, Wayne G. Second generation of BACE-1 inhibitors. Part 1: The need for improved pharmacokinetics. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Jul 1;19(13):3664-8. Epub 2009 Apr 17. PMID:19428244 doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.03.165
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