Structural highlights
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
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Novel nonpeptidic inhibitors of beta-secretase (BACE1) have been discovered by employing a fragment-based biochemical screening approach. A diverse library of 20000 low-molecular weight compounds were screened and yielded 26 novel hits that were confirmed by biochemical and surface plasmon resonance secondary assays. We describe here fragment inhibitors cocrystallized with BACE1 in a flap open and flap closed conformation as determined by X-ray crystallography.
Fragment-Based Discovery of BACE1 Inhibitors Using Functional Assays.,Godemann R, Madden J, Kramer J, Smith M, Fritz U, Hesterkamp T, Barker J, Hoppner S, Hallett D, Cesura A, Ebneth A, Kemp J Biochemistry. 2009 Oct 23. PMID:19799414[3]
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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
- ↑ Godemann R, Madden J, Kramer J, Smith M, Fritz U, Hesterkamp T, Barker J, Hoppner S, Hallett D, Cesura A, Ebneth A, Kemp J. Fragment-Based Discovery of BACE1 Inhibitors Using Functional Assays. Biochemistry. 2009 Oct 23. PMID:19799414 doi:10.1021/bi901061a
