Secretase

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's)

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Secretases
possessive: Secretase's
pluralpossessive: Secretases'

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