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Beta-secretase 1 (BACE1) also known as beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 (beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1) memapsin-2 (membrane-associated aspartic protease 2) and aspartyl protease 2 (ASP2) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the BACE1 gene.β-Secretase is an aspartic-acid protease important in the formation of myelin sheaths in peripheral nerve cells.
