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. 2017 Jul 3;114(27):6885-6887.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1707809114. Epub 2017 Jun 23.

Versatility of presenilin 1

Georgia R Frost  1   2 , Eitan Wong  1 , Yue-Ming Li  3   2   4
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Versatility of presenilin 1

Georgia R Frost et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Dual effects of PS1 on Aβ production. In its traditional role, presenilin, the catalytic subunit of γ-secretase, cleaves βCTF to release Aβ. However, phosphorylation of PS1 at Ser367 promotes autophagic degradation of βCTF, resulting in reduced Aβ levels. Phosphorylation at Ser367 acts as a switch to convert PS1 between an Aβ-producing state and an Aβ-degrading state, underscoring the importance of PS1 in the regulation of Aβ levels.
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