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The Complex Molecular Biology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

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Redler, Rachel L., Dokholyan, Nikolay V.·2012·Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder that causes selective death of motor neurons followed by paralysis and death. A subset of ALS cases is caused by mutations in the gene for Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), which impart a toxic gain of function to this antioxidant enzyme. This neurotoxic property is widely believed to stem from an increased propensity to misfold and aggregate caused by decreased stability of the native homodimer or a tendency to lose stabilizing posttranslational modifications. Study of the molecular mechanisms of SOD1-related ALS has revealed a complex array of interconnected pathological processes, including glutamate excitotoxicity, dysregulation of neurotrophic factors and axon guidance proteins, axonal transport defects, mitochondrial dysfunction, deficient protein quality control, and aberrant RNA processing. Many of these pathologies are directly exacerbated by misfolded and aggregated SOD1 and/or cytosolic calcium overload, suggesting the primacy of these events in disease etiology and their potential as targets for therapeutic intervention.

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Authors
Redler, R. L., & Dokholyan, N. V.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Venue
Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science
Publisher
Elsevier
Published
2012
Volume
107
Pages
215-262
ISSN
1877-1173 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W57985618
Cited by
172
References
387
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FWCI
37.72
Type
book chapter
Language
en
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  • Progress in molecular biology and translational science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM080742)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (F31NS073435)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Hereditary Neurological Disorders
Keywords
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, SOD1 mutations, Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase, protein misfolding, protein aggregation, glutamate excitotoxicity, neurotrophic factors, mitochondrial dysfunction, protein quality control, RNA processing, calcium overload, motor neuron degeneration, neurodegeneration
MeSH terms
Superoxide Dismutase-1, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animals, Axons, Humans, Models, Molecular, Motor Neurons, Necrosis, Nerve Growth Factors, RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional, Superoxide Dismutase, Apoptosis, Protein Folding, Mice, Protein Multimerization, Translational Research, Biomedical

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