Identification of Signal Peptide Peptidase, a Presenilin-Type Aspartic Protease

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Summary

Human SPP is identified as a polytopic membrane protein with sequence motifs characteristic of the presenilin-type aspartic proteases that promote intramembrane proteolysis to release biologically important peptides.

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Published
2002-06-21
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Keywords

Proteolysis, Signal peptide, Signal peptidase, Biochemistry, Proteases

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