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Unsaturated fatty acids induce cytotoxic aggregate formation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked superoxide dismutase 1 mutants.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Jun 2005
Kim Yeon-Jeong, Nakatomi Reiko, Akagi Takumi, Hashikawa Tsutomu, Takahashi Ryosuke
Abstract excerpt
Formation of misfolded protein aggregates is a remarkable hallmark of various neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, Huntington disease, prion encephalopathies, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) immunoreactive inclusions have been found in the spinal cord of ALS animal models and patients, implicating the close involvement of SOD1 aggregates...
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