کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1940340 1050779 2006 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Dominant role of copper in the kinetic stability of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Dominant role of copper in the kinetic stability of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase
چکیده انگلیسی

Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) are involved in some cases of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and it appears that misfolding and aggregation, perhaps mediated by abnormal binding or loss of copper (Cu) and/or zinc (Zn), may play a pathological role. It is known that the absence of both metals kinetically destabilizes wild type and mutant SOD leading to a 60-fold increase in their rate of unfolding. Here, the individual contributions of Cu and Zn to the kinetic stability of SOD were investigated, and the results show that Cu plays a greater role. Thus, the deficiency of Cu or Zn, especially the former, will compromise the kinetic stability of SOD, thereby increasing the probability that pathogenic mutants and even the WT protein may misfold and self-assemble into toxic species.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 340, Issue 2, 10 February 2006, Pages 457–461
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