Bace1(β-secretase1)isanasparticproteasethatisinvolvedintheprocessingoftheAmyloidprecursorprotein(APP).CleavageofAPPbyBACE1followedbyγ-secretaseresultsinβ-amyloidpeptideproduction,whichultimatelyleadstoxicAβaccumulation.InAlzheimer’sdisease(AD),ithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatAβaggregationplaysacriticalroleinADpathogenesis,suggestingthatBACE1couldbeapotentialtargettotreatAD.TheBACE1FRETAssayKitisdesignedtomeasureBACE1activityforscreeningandprofilingapplicationsbasedonfluorescenceresonanceenergytransfer(FRET)usingalabeledpeptidesubstrate(below).


