A portion of amino acids 476-501 from the human protein was used as the immunogen for this BACE antibody.
Cerebral deposition of amyloid beta peptide is an early and critical feature of Alzheimers disease. Amyloid beta peptide is generated by proteolytic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by two proteases, one of which is BACE. This 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.
