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A copper-deficient form of mutant Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase as an early pathological species in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease - 1 Jun 2018
Tokuda Eiichi, Nomura Takao, Ohara Shinji, Watanabe Seiji, Yamanaka Koji, Morisaki Yuta, Misawa Hidemi, Furukawa Yoshiaki
Abstract excerpt
Dominant mutations in the gene encoding copper and zinc-binding superoxide dismutase (SOD1) cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Abnormal accumulation of misfolded SOD1 proteins in spinal motoneurons is a major pathological hallmark in SOD1-related ALS. Dissociation of copper and/or zinc ions from SOD1 has been shown to trigger the protein aggregation/oligomerization in vitro, but the pathological...
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