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ReviewTranslational neurodegeneration2020

Does wild-type Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase have pathogenic roles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

Yoshiaki Furukawa, Eiichi Tokuda

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Review in Translational neurodegeneration, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yoshiaki FurukawaDepartment of Chemistry, Laboratory for Mechanistic Chemistry of Biomolecules, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522, Japan. furukawa@chem.keio.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-1918-372X
Eiichi TokudaDepartment of Chemistry, Laboratory for Mechanistic Chemistry of Biomolecules, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 16H04768Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 19H05765Pharmacological Research Foundation (JP) Not applicable
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by adult-onset progressive degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. Increasing numbers of genes are found to be associated with ALS; among those, the first identified gene, SOD1 coding a Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase protein (SOD1), has been regarded as the gold standard in the research on a pathomechanism of ALS. Abnormal accumulation of misfolded SOD1 in affected spinal motor neurons has been established as a pathological hallmark of ALS caused by mutations in SOD1 (SOD1-ALS). Nonetheless, involvement of wild-type SOD1 remains quite controversial in the pathology of ALS with no SOD1 mutations (non-SOD1 ALS), which occupies more than 90% of total ALS cases. In vitro studies have revealed post-translationally controlled misfolding and aggregation of wild-type as well as of mutant SOD1 proteins; therefore, SOD1 proteins could be a therapeutic target not only in SOD1-ALS but also in more prevailing cases, non-SOD1 ALS. In order to search for evidence on misfolding and aggregation of wild-type SOD1 in vivo, we reviewed pathological studies using mouse models and patients and then summarized arguments for and against possible involvement of wild-type SOD1 in non-SOD1 ALS as well as in SOD1-ALS.

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Protein FoldingAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsExtracellular FluidHumansMotor NeuronsSuperoxide Dismutase-1Superoxide Dismutase-1Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisCu/Zn-superoxide dismutaseProtein misfolding

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PMID32811540
PMCPMC7437001

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