Peptides  >  Amyloid Peptides  >  Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) / Amyloid Precursor-like Protein (APLP)  >>  Beta-Amyloid A4 Protein Precursor (740-770), APP (C31)

This 31-amino acid peptide C31 corresponds to the C-terminal fragment of the Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP). Caspase cleavage of amyloid beta-protein precursor with the generation of C31 may be involved in the neuronal death associated with Alzheimer disease. The resultant C31 peptide is a potent inducer of apoptosis. This peptide is located in lipid rafts together with the APP-BP1, a binding protein for the intracellular domain of APP.