title: Presenilins: members of the gamma-secretase quartets, but part-time soloists too.
abstract: The presenilins in combination with other proteins generate different gamma-secretases, which are involved in the regulated intramembrane proteolysis of a variety of proteins. Understanding the specificity and regulation of these proteases will potentially lead to novel therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Presenilins appear also to exert additional functions outside of the gamma-secretase quartets, which needs further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department for Developmental and Molecular Genetics, VIB, Leuven.
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Strooper
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000502:physiology; D053763:Presenilins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D053763:Presenilins; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases