{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["009:25"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "NIH", "hasEmail": "mailto:info@nih.gov"}, "description": "Background\n          One of the signatures of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of aggregated amyloid protein, A\u03b2, in the brain. A\u03b2 arises from cleavage of the Amyloid Precursor protein by \u03b2 and \u03b3 secretases, which present attractive candidates for therapeutic targeting. Two \u03b2-secretase candidates, ASP-1 and ASP-2, were identified as aspartic proteases, both of which cleave the amyloid precursor at the \u03b2-site. These are produced as immature transmembrane proteins containing a pro-segment.\n        \n        \n          Results\n          ASP-2 expressed in HEK293-cells cleaved the Swedish mutant amyloid precursor at different \u03b2-sites at different pHs in vitro. Recent reports show that furin cleaves the pro-peptide of ASP-2, whereas ASP-1 undergoes auto-catalysis. We show that purified recombinant ASP-2 cleaves its own pro-peptide at ph 5 but not pH  8.5 as seen by mass spectrometry, electrophoresis and N-terminal sequencing.\n        \n        \n          Conclusion\n          We suggest that ASP-2 processing as well as activity are influenced by pH, and hence the cellular localisation of the protein may have profound effects on the production of A\u03b2. These factors should be taken into consideration in the design of potential inhibitors for these enzymes.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "description": "Visit the original government dataset for complete information, documentation, and data access.", "downloadURL": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC126479/", "mediaType": "text/html", "title": "Official Government Data Source"}], "identifier": "https://healthdata.gov/api/views/nys2-k5my", "issued": "2025-07-14", "keyword": ["alzheimers-disease", "amyloid-precursor-protein", "beta-secretase", "nih", "protein-cleavage"], "landingPage": "https://healthdata.gov/d/nys2-k5my", "modified": "2025-09-06", "programCode": ["009:033"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "National Institutes of Health"}, "theme": ["NIH"], "title": "Pro-domain removal in ASP-2 and the cleavage of the amyloid precursor are influenced by pH"}