Recombinant Human Beta-secretase 1 (BACE1), Truncated

Uniprot Id

P56817

Target Species

Human

Target Name

BACE1

Target Full Name

Beta-secretase 1

Target Function

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. Cleaves CHL1.

Target Subcellular Location

Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network. Endoplasmic reticulum. Endosome. Cell surface. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Membrane raft. Lysosome. Late endosome. Early endosome. Recycling endosome. Cell projection, axon. Cell projection, dendrite.

Target Protein Families

Peptidase A1 family

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed at high levels in the brain and pancreas. In the brain, expression is highest in the substantia nigra, locus coruleus and medulla oblongata.

Target Synonyms

BACE1; BACE; KIAA1149; Beta-secretase 1; Aspartyl protease 2; ASP2; Asp 2; Beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1; Beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1; Memapsin-2; Membrane-associated aspartic protease 2

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the peptidase A1 family of aspartic proteases. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate the mature protease. This transmembrane protease catalyzes the first step in the formation of amyloid beta peptide from amyloid precursor protein. Amyloid beta peptides are the main constituent of amyloid beta plaques, which accumulate in the brains of human Alzheimer's disease patients.