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Aberrantly increased hydrophobicity shared by mutants of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 19 Aug 2005
Tiwari Ashutosh, Xu Zuoshang, Hayward Lawrence J
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More than 100 different mutations in the gene encoding Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) cause preferential motor neuron degeneration in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Although the cellular target(s) of mutant SOD1 toxicity have not been precisely specified, evidence to date supports the hypothesis that ALS-related mutations may increase the burden of partially unfolded SOD1 species. Influences...
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