Stress signaling from the endoplasmic reticulum: A central player in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the misfolding and aggregation of distinct proteins in affected tissues, however, the pathogenic cause of disease remains unknown. Recent evidence indicates that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress plays a central role in ALS pathogenesis. ER stress activates the unfolded protein response (UPR), a homeostatic response to...

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