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Expression of zinc-deficient human superoxide dismutase in Drosophila neurons produces a locomotor defect linked to mitochondrial dysfunction.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Oct 2013
Bahadorani Sepehr, Mukai Spencer T, Rabie Jason, Beckman Joseph S, Phillips John P, Hilliker Arthur J
Abstract excerpt
More than 130 different mutations in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene have been associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis but the mechanism of this toxicity remains controversial. To gain insight into the importance of the zinc site in the pathogenesis of SOD1 in vivo, we generated...
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