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SOD1 gains pro-oxidant activity upon aberrant oligomerization: change in enzymatic activity by intramolecular disulfide bond cleavage.
Scientific reports - 11 Jul 2022
Yamazaki Kosuke, Tahara Shinya, Ohyama Takumi, Kuroi Kunisato, Nakabayashi Takakazu
Abstract excerpt
Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) has been proposed as one of the causative proteins of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The accumulation of non-native conformers, oligomers, and aggregates of SOD1 in motor neurons is considered responsible for this disease. However, it remains unclear which specific feature of these species induces the onset of ALS. In this study, we showed that disulfide-linked...
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