BACE2 (beta-secretase 2)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 25825 |
| Gene name | Beta-secretase 2 |
| Gene symbol | BACE2 |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
AEPLCALP56ASP1ASP21BAE2CDA13CEAP1DRAP
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| Chromosome | 21 |
| Chromosome location | 21q22.2-q22.3 |
| Summary | This gene encodes an integral membrane glycoprotein that functions as an aspartic protease. The encoded protein cleaves amyloid precursor protein into amyloid beta peptide, which is a critical step in the etiology of Alzheimer`s disease and Down syndrome. |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Transcription factors
Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q9Y5Z0 | ||||||||||
| Protein name | Beta-secretase 2 (EC 3.4.23.45) (Aspartic-like protease 56 kDa) (Aspartyl protease 1) (ASP1) (Asp 1) (Beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 2) (Beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 2) (Down region aspartic protease) (DRAP) (Memapsin-1) (Membrane-as | ||||||||||
| Protein function | Responsible for the proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). Cleaves APP, between residues 690 and 691, leading to the generation and extracellular release of beta-cleaved soluble APP, and a corresponding cell-associated C- | ||||||||||
| PDB | 2EWY , 3ZKG , 3ZKI , 3ZKM , 3ZKN , 3ZKQ , 3ZKS , 3ZKX , 3ZL7 , 3ZLQ , 4BEL , 4BFB , 6JSZ , 6UJ0 , 6UJ1 , 7D5B , 7D5U , 7F1G , 7N4N | ||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Brain. Present in neurons within the hippocampus, frontal cortex and temporal cortex (at protein level). Expressed at low levels in most peripheral tissues and at higher levels in colon, kidney, pancreas, placenta, prostate, stomach an | ||||||||||
| Sequence |
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| Sequence length | 518 | ||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | ||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Associated diseases
Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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