人类SOD1变异的联合表达对运动神经元疾病的不同影响

Eiichi Tokuda1,2, Laura Leykam1, Per Zetterström1

  • 1Department of Medical Biosciences, Umeå University, Umeå, SE 901 85, Sweden.

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概括

超氧化物脱酶-1 (SOD1) 聚合物的类传播会导致肌缩性侧面硬化症 (ALS). 同表达的SOD1变体揭示了影响疾病的相互作用,而SOD1WT增强了神经毒性,与SOD1D90A不同.

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