This gene encodes an integral membrane glycoprotein that functions as an aspartic protease. The encoded protein cleaves amyloid precursor protein into amyloid beta peptide, which is a critical step in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome. The protein precursor is further processed into an active mature peptide. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013]
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Tissue specific distribution
Expression restricted in 2 cancer type(s)
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Tissue specific distribution
Gscore (Amp):
0.12
Gscore (Del):
0.16
Recurrently amplified in 1 cancer type(s)
Recurrently deleted in 1 cancer type(s)
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Tissue specific distribution
Mscore:
0.00
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Tissue specific
Total fusion occurrence:
5
Fusions detected in 4 cancer type(s)
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Tissue specific
Functional class:
Enzyme
JensenLab PubMed score:
113.98 (Percentile rank: 74.59%)
PubTator score:
205.14 (Percentile rank: 86.17%)
Target development/druggability level:
TchemThese targets have activities in ChEMBL or DrugCentral that satisfy the activity thresholds detailed below.
Tractability (small molecule):
Discovery PrecedenceTargets with ligands; Targets with crystal structures with ligands
Tractability (antibody):
Predicted Tractable - High confidenceTargets located in the plasma membrane; Targets with GO cell component terms plasma membrane or secreted
