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Facts about Thimet oligopeptidase.
Able to degrade the amyloid-beta precursor protein and create amyloidogenic fragments. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | THOP1 |
| Uniprot: | P52888 |
| Entrez: | 7064 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| peptidase M3 family |

EC 3.4.24; EC 3.4.24.15; Endopeptidase 24.15; EP24.15; MEPD_HUMAN; MP78; thimet oligopeptidase 1; thimet oligopeptidase; THOP1; TOP
Mass (kDA):
78.84 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 19p13.3 |
| Sequence: | 19; NC_000019.10 (2785466..2815807) |
Cytoplasm.





PMID: 7639763 by Thompson A., et al. Cloning and functional expression of a metalloendopeptidase from human brain with the ability to cleave a beta-APP substrate peptide.
PMID: 8286339 by Papastoitsis G., et al. Identification of a metalloprotease from Alzheimer's disease brain able to degrade the beta-amyloid precursor protein and generate amyloidogenic fragments.