The invention provides a previously uncharacterized protein (gamma secretase activating protein or gSAP) that activates γ-secretase to produce β-amyloid protein (Aβ). Deposition of Aβ has been associated with Alzheimer's disease and other pathologies. The invention thus additionally provides, e.g., screening methods and novel research tools, inhibitors of this novel protein, and methods of diagnosis, treatment and control of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions associated with deposition of Aβ.
本发明提供了一种以前未被描述的蛋白质(γ-分泌酶激活蛋白或g
SAP),该蛋白质能激活γ-分泌酶产生β-淀粉样蛋白(Aβ)。Aβ的沉积与阿尔茨海默病和其他病理有关。因此,本发明还提供了筛选方法和新型研究工具,该蛋白质的
抑制剂以及与Aβ沉积相关的阿尔茨海默病和其他神经退行性疾病的诊断、治疗和控制方法。