Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France
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?-Secretase 1 (BACE1) is an aspartic protease and member of the peptidase A1 protease family.{69101} BACE1 is transcribed as a preprotein composed of an N-terminal signal peptide, a pro-peptide, a catalytic domain, a transmembrane domain, and a cytosolic domain. The N-terminal signal peptide traffics the BACE1 preprotein to the endoplasmic reticulum where furin-mediated cleavage of the propeptide produces mature BACE1. The transmembrane domain of mature BACE1 drives localization to the Golgi where BACE1 is post-translationally activated and functions at endosomal or Golgi membranes.{69101,69102} BACE1 is expressed primarily in the brain and at lower levels in pancreatic ?-cells, adipocytes, hepatocytes, and vascular cells. BACE1 cleaves amyloid precursor protein (APP) to initiate the generation of amyloid-? (A?), and BACE1 knockout rescues memory deficits and cholinergic dysfunction in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.{69103,16788} Additional BACE1 substrates include seizure-related 6 (SEZ6) and seizure-related 6-like (SEZ6L), and BACE1-mediated cleavage of Sez6 and Sez6L is increased in the brain in a mouse model of Niemann-Pick type C disease.{69104} Cayman’s BACE1 (human, recombinant) protein can be used for enzyme activity assays.
Cayman Chemical’s mission is to help make research possible by supplying scientists worldwide with the basic research tools necessary for advancing human and animal health. Our utmost commitment to healthcare researchers is to offer the highest quality products with an affordable pricing policy.
Our scientists are experts in the synthesis, purification, and characterization of biochemicals ranging from small drug-like heterocycles to complex biolipids, fatty acids, and many others. We are also highly skilled in all aspects of assay and antibody development, protein expression, crystallization, and structure determination.
Over the past thirty years, Cayman developed a deep knowledge base in lipid biochemistry, including research involving the arachidonic acid cascade, inositol phosphates, and cannabinoids. This knowledge enabled the production of reagents of exceptional quality for cancer, oxidative injury, epigenetics, neuroscience, inflammation, metabolism, and many additional lines of research.
Our organic and analytical chemists specialize in the rapid development of manufacturing processes and analytical methods to carry out clinical and commercial GMP-API production. Pre-clinical drug discovery efforts are currently underway in the areas of bone restoration and repair, muscular dystrophy, oncology, and inflammation. A separate group of Ph.D.-level scientists are dedicated to offering Hit-to-Lead Discovery and Profiling Services for epigenetic targets. Our knowledgeable chemists can be contracted to perform complete sample analysis for analytes measured by the majority of our assays. We also offer a wide range of analytical services using LC-MS/MS, HPLC, GC, and many other techniques.
Accreditations
ISO/IEC 17025:2005
ISO Guide 34:2009
Cayman is a leader in the field of emerging drugs of abuse, providing high-purity Schedule I-V Controlled Substances to federally-licensed laboratories and qualified academic research institutions for forensic analyses. We are certified by ACLASS Accreditation Services with dual accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ISO Guide 34:2009.