Engineering neprilysin activity and specificity to create a novel therapeutic for Alzheimer's disease.

Engineering neprilysin activity and specificity to create a novel therapeutic for Alzheimer's disease.

Neprilysin is a transmembrane zinc metallopeptidase that degrades a wide range of peptide substrates. It has received attention as a potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease due to its ability to degrade the peptide amyloid beta. However, its broad range of peptide substrates has the potential...

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Main Authors: Carl I Webster, Matthew Burrell, Lise-Lotte Olsson, Susan B Fowler, Sarah Digby, Alan Sandercock, Arjan Snijder, Jan Tebbe, Ulrich Haupts, Joanna Grudzinska, Lutz Jermutus, Christin Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4121237?pdf=render

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