Press Release No. 11
Berlin
Surprising Discovery about Alzheimer’s Enzyme
Key Player in the Formation and Function of Muscle Spindles - The enzyme beta-secretase generates amyloid-beta peptides, the constituents of the damaging amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease. In order to halt the disease, researchers are developing drugs aiming to block the enzyme. However, Bace1, as the enzyme is abbreviated, is full of surprises.