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PSEN1 presenilin 1

Gene ID: 5663, updated on 6-Jun-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: AD3; FAD; PS1; PS-1; S182; PSNL1; ACNINV3

Summary

Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients with an inherited form of the disease carry mutations in the presenilin proteins (PSEN1; PSEN2) or in the amyloid precursor protein (APP). These disease-linked mutations result in increased production of the longer form of amyloid-beta (main component of amyloid deposits found in AD brains). Presenilins are postulated to regulate APP processing through their effects on gamma-secretase, an enzyme that cleaves APP. Also, it is thought that the presenilins are involved in the cleavage of the Notch receptor, such that they either directly regulate gamma-secretase activity or themselves are protease enzymes. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified for this gene, the full-length nature of only some have been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
14q24.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 14; NC_000014.9 (73136417..73223691)
Total number of exons:
13

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