A single-pass type I membrane protein. It is cleaved by AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN SECRETASES to produce peptides of varying amino acid lengths. A 39-42 amino acid peptide, AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES is a principal component of the extracellular amyloid in SENILE PLAQUES.
Synonyms: Amyloid beta Protein Precursor, beta-Amyloid Protein Precursor, Amyloid A4 Protein Precursor, Protease Nexin II, Protease Nexin 2, Amyloid Protein Precursor, 0, beta-Protein Precursor, Amyloid, Nexin II, Protease, beta Amyloid Protein Precursor, Nexin 2, Protease, Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, Amyloid beta Precursor Protein
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use AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR (NM) to search AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR 1988-91 & AMYLOID A4 PROTEIN PRECURSOR 1987-94 ,92; was AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN PRECURSOR (NM) 1988-91; AMYLOID A4 PROTEIN PRECURSOR was NM 1987-94 ,92; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR was indexed under AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN 1990-91 and AMYLOID & PROTEIN PRECURSORS 1988-91; AMYLOID A4 PROTEIN PRECURSOR was indexed under AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR 1993-94, AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN 1991-92, PROTEIN PRECURSORS 1987-92, & AMYLOID 1987-90
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