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Deleterious role of superoxide dismutase in the mitochondrial intermembrane space.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 28 Mar 2008
Goldsteins Gundars, Keksa-Goldsteine Velta, Ahtoniemi Toni, Jaronen Merja, Arens Egils, Akerman Karl, Chan Pak H, Koistinaho Jari
Abstract excerpt
This work demonstrates how increased activity of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) paradoxically boosts production of toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the intermembrane space (IMS) of mitochondria. Even though SOD1 is a cytosolic enzyme, a fraction of it is found in the IMS, where it is thought to provide protection against oxidative damage. We found that SOD1 controls cytochrome c-catalyzed...
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