The regulated secretory pathway of neurons is the major source of extracellular A? that accumulates in Alzheimer's disease (AD)...
Keywords: ?-amyloid, ?-secretase, cathepsin B, cysteine protease, regulated secretory pathway
09/2005 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterThe cysteine protease dipeptidyl peptidase I (DPPI) activates granule-associated immune-cell serine proteases...
Keywords: chymase, cysteine protease, mast cell, papain
08/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter?-Secretase inhibitors that lower brain ?-amyloid peptides (A?) are likely to be effective for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD)...
Keywords: A?, Ac-LVK-CHO, ?-amyloid, ?-secretase, cathepsin B, cysteine protease, inhibitor
09/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterThyroglobulin type-1 repeats are primarily found in thyroglobulin and several other functionally unrelated proteins...
Keywords: cysteine protease, equistatin, IGFBP, invariant chain, p41 fragment, thyropin
11/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterThe 27-mer peptide CP1B-[1–27] derived from exon 1B of calpastatin stands out among the known inhibitors for ?- and m-calpain due to its high potency and selectivity...
Keywords: cysteine protease, macrolactamization, peptidomimetic, protease inhibitor
01/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter