Table 2.
Atypical PS/γ-secretase substrate proteins and suggested roles of their PS/γ-secretase-mediated cleavage
Number | Substrate | Function | PS/γ-secretase cleavage product | Localization of cleavage product | Suggested function of PS/γ-secretase cleavage | References |
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1. | GluR3 | Glutamate receptor subunit; synaptic transmission | GluR3sβ | n.d. | n.d. | [116] |
2. | GnT-V | Glucosaminyltransferase; tumor metastasis, angiogenesis, endothelial cell proliferation | Soluble GnT-V | CM | Regulation of secretion of soluble GnT-V; tumor metastasis, angiogenesis? | [115] |
Abbreviations: CM, conditioned medium; GluR3, glutamate receptor 3; n.d., not determined.