Usually means: Enzyme that cleaves specific proteins.
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  1. secretase: Vocabulary.com
  2. -secretase, secretase: Wordnik
  3. secretase: Wiktionary
  4. secretase: Dictionary.com
  5. Secretase: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. secretase: Rhymezone
  7. secretase: FreeDictionary.org
  8. secretase: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. secretase: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. secretase: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  1. secretase: Cytokines & Cells Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (secretase)

▸ noun:  (biochemistry) An enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane.

Similar:
signalase, sheddase, snailase, protease, subtilase, excisionase, exoprotease, secretosome, synaptase, endoprotease, more...

Types:
alpha, beta, gamma, more...

Phrases:
Gamma secretase, beta secretase, more...

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Similar:
signalase, sheddase, snailase, protease, subtilase, excisionase, exoprotease, secretosome, synaptase, endoprotease, more...

Types:
alpha, beta, gamma, more...

Phrases:
Gamma secretase, beta secretase, more...



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