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REVIEW
-Secretase Quartets, But Part-Time Soloists Too
1 Department for Developmental and Molecular Genetics, VIB, Leuven, and
2 Center for Human Genetics, KULeuven, Leuven, Bart.destrooper{at}med.kuleuven.be
The presenilins in combination with other proteins generate different
-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 Alzheimers disease and cancer. Presenilins appear also to exert additional functions outside of the
-secretase quartets, which needs further investigation.
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