Beta-secretase 2
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[6]. Leila Rochin, et al. BACE2 processes PMEL to form the melanosome amyloid matrix in pigment cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jun 25;110(26):10658-63. [Content Brief]
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