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Mutant SOD1 in neuronal mitochondria causes toxicity and mitochondrial dynamics abnormalities.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Magrané Jordi, Hervias Isabel, Henning Matthew S, Damiano Maria, Kawamata Hibiki, Manfredi Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurological disorder characterized by motor neuron degeneration. Mutations in Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are responsible for 20% of familial ALS cases via a toxic gain of function. In mutant SOD1 transgenic mice, mitochondria of spinal motor neurons develop abnormal morphology, bioenergetic defects and degeneration, which are presumably implicated in disease...
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