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Superoxide dismutase 1 encoding mutations linked to ALS adopts a spectrum of misfolded states.
Molecular neurodegeneration - 17 Nov 2011
Prudencio Mercedes, Borchelt David R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), which are one cause of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS), induce misfolding and aggregation of the protein. Misfolding can be detected by the binding of antibodies raised against peptide epitopes that are normally buried in the native conformation, shifts in solubility in non-ionic detergents, and the formation of macromolecular inclusions. In...
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