β-Secretase (β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1; BACE1) is a transmembrane aspartic protease that cleaves the β-amyloid precursor protein en route to generation of the amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) that is believed to be the principal component of the amyloid plaques seen in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease.
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