BACE1 Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

Cerebral deposition of amyloid beta peptide is an early and critical feature of Alzheimer's disease. Amyloid beta peptide is generated by proteolytic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by two proteases, one of which is the protein encoded by this gene. The encoded protein, a member of the peptidase A1 protein family, is a type I integral membrane glycoprotein and aspartic protease that is found mainly in the Golgi. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011]

BACE: an integral membrane glycoprotein and aspartic protease that is found mainly in the Golgi. Cleaves APP at the amino terminus of the A-beta peptide sequence, leading to the generation and extracellular release of beta-cleaved soluble APP, and a corresponding cell-associated carboxy-terminal fragment which is later release by gamma-secretase. Four splice-variant isoforms have been described.

Protein type: Protease; EC 3.4.23.46; Membrane protein, integral

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 11q23.2-q23.3

Cellular Component: multivesicular body; Golgi apparatus; cell surface; cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; integral to plasma membrane; axon; endoplasmic reticulum; late endosome; integral to membrane; plasma membrane; trans-Golgi network; endosome

Molecular Function: protein binding; enzyme binding; beta-amyloid binding; beta-aspartyl-peptidase activity; aspartic-type endopeptidase activity

Biological Process: beta-amyloid metabolic process; membrane protein ectodomain proteolysis; proteolysis