The emerging role of β-secretases in cancer

Abstract BACE1 and BACE2 belong to a class of proteases called β-secretases involved in ectodomain shedding of different transmembrane substrates. These enzymes have been extensively studied in Alzheimer's disease as they are responsible for the processing of APP in neurotoxic Aβ peptides. Thes...

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Main Authors: Francesco Farris, Vittoria Matafora, Angela Bachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-021-01953-3