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Spinal cord endoplasmic reticulum stress associated with a microsomal accumulation of mutant superoxide dismutase-1 in an ALS model.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 11 Apr 2006
Kikuchi Hitoshi, Almer Gabriele, Yamashita Satoshi, Guégan Christelle, Nagai Makiko, Xu Zuoshang, Sosunov Alexander A, McKhann Guy M, Przedborski Serge
Abstract excerpt
Mutation in superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1), which is a cause of ALS, alters the folding patterns of this protein. Accumulation of misfolded mutant SOD1 might activate endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathways. Here we show that transgenic mice expressing ALS-linked SOD1 mutants exhibit molecular alterations indicative of a recruitment of ER's signaling machinery. We demonstrate by biochemical and morphological...
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