SYNONYMS
Beta-Secretase, Membrane-Associated Aspartic Protease, Beta-Site APP Cleaving Enzyme, Beta-Site APP-Cleaving Enzyme, Aspartyl Protease, EC 3.4.23.46, Memapsin-2, Asp, BACE, ASP2, Beta-Site Amyloid Beta A4 Precursor Protein-Cleaving Enzyme, Beta-Site Amyloid Precursor Protein Cleaving Enzyme, Transmembrane Aspartic Proteinase Asp2, Beta-Secretase 1 Precursor Variant, Beta-Site APP-Cleaving Enzyme, APP Beta-Secretase, EC 3.4.23, KIAA1149, HSPC104.
INTRODUCTION
Beta-secretase 1 or BACE1 or beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1, is a protein that is encoded by the BACE1 gene in humans. Expression of BACE1 is seen primarily in neurons as it is crucial for the creation of myelin sheats in the peripheric nervous system. Beta-secretase 1 is a proteas that is located in the cell membrane (transmembrane). The enzyme consists of 2 active sites (aspartate residues) in the extracellular domain that can act as a dimer.
DESCRIPTION
BACE1 Human produced in Sf9 Baculovirus cells is a single, glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 442 amino acids (22-457 a.a.) and having a molecular mass of 49.2kDa. BACE1 is expressed with a 6 amino acid His tag at C-Terminus and purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.
