secretase (n)

n15021560

type n
lex_filenum 27
def 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)
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Hypernym enzyme
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Hyponym enzyme

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