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secretase
se·cre·tase S5221400 (sē′krə-tās′, -tāz′)n. Any of three subtypes of a protease located in cell membranes of the brain. In Alzheimer's disease, a secretase (designated beta) degrades amyloid precursor protein into beta-amyloid peptides that accumulate to form amyloid plaques.
[secret(e) + -ase.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | secretase - a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's)enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
secretase
se·cre·tase (sē-krē'tās), A proteinase that acts on amyloid precursor protein to produce peptides that do not contain the entire amyloid β protein (a major constituent of the plaques found in Alzheimer disease), are soluble, and do not precipitate to produce amyloid.secretase (sē′krə-tās′, -tāz′)n. Any of three subtypes of a protease located in cell membranes of the brain. In Alzheimer's disease, a secretase (designated beta) degrades amyloid precursor protein into beta-amyloid peptides that accumulate to form amyloid plaques.se·cre·tase (sĕ-krē'tās) A proteinase that acts on amyloid precursor protein to produce peptides that are soluble and do not precipitate to produce amyloid. secretase
Words related to secretasenoun a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's)Related Words |