title: Secrets of a secretase: N-cadherin proteolysis regulates CBP function.
abstract: Presenilin (PS-1) is part of the protease gamma-secretase that cleaves the membrane proteins APP and Notch. In this issue of Cell, Marambaud et al. report that PS-1 cleaves the cell adhesion molecule N-cadherin, releasing a C-terminal fragment that promotes degradation of the transcriptional coactivator CBP. Mutations in PS-1 associated with Alzheimer's disease interfere with CBP proteolysis, leading to abnormal transcription.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D009154:Mutation; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008024:Ligands; C020723:citrate-binding transport protein