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Preferred term

Presenilin-2  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Integral membrane protein of Golgi and endoplasmic reticulum. Its homodimer is an essential component of the gamma-secretase complex that catalyzes the cleavage of membrane proteins such as NOTCH RECEPTORS and AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES precursors. PSEN2 mutations cause ALZHEIMER DISEASE type 4.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Presenilin 2

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VLW8CKHJ-T

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