Superoxide dismutases and superoxide reductases

Y Sheng, IA Abreu, DE Cabelli, MJ Maroney… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Superoxide, O2•−, is formed in all living organisms that come in contact with air, and,
depending upon its biological context, it may act as a signaling agent, a toxic species, or a …

Bioinorganic chemistry of Alzheimer's disease

KP Kepp - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) 1− 3 is the most common form of dementia (estimated∼ 50− 60%
of all cases), associated with loss of memory (in particular episodic memory), cognitive …

An NMR view of protein dynamics in health and disease

A Sekhar, LE Kay - Annual review of biophysics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Biological molecules are often highly dynamic, and this flexibility can be critical for function.
The large range of sampled timescales and the fact that many of the conformers that are …

Superoxide dismutase 1 in health and disease: how a frontline antioxidant becomes neurotoxic

BG Trist, JB Hilton, DJ Hare, PJ Crouch… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is a frontline antioxidant enzyme catalysing superoxide
breakdown and is important for most forms of eukaryotic life. The evolution of aerobic …

A Zn‐dependent structural transition of SOD1 modulates its ability to undergo phase separation

B Das, S Roychowdhury, P Mohanty, A Rizuan… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
The misfolding and mutation of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is commonly
associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). SOD1 can accumulate within stress …

Atomic resolution map of the solvent interactions driving SOD1 unfolding in CAPRIN1 condensates

R Ahmed, M Liang, RP Hudson, AK Rangadurai… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Biomolecules can be sequestered into membrane-less compartments, referred to as
biomolecular condensates. Experimental and computational methods have helped define …

Abnormal SDS‐PAGE migration of cytosolic proteins can identify domains and mechanisms that control surfactant binding

Y Shi, RA Mowery, J Ashley, M Hentz… - Protein …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The amino acid substitution or post‐translational modification of a cytosolic protein can
cause unpredictable changes to its electrophoretic mobility during SDS‐PAGE. This type of …

Thermal fluctuations of immature SOD1 lead to separate folding and misfolding pathways

A Sekhar, JAO Rumfeldt, HR Broom, CM Doyle… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease involving
cytotoxic conformations of Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1). A major challenge in …

ALS-related mutant SOD1 aggregates interfere with mitophagy by sequestering the autophagy receptor optineurin

YJ Tak, JH Park, H Rhim, S Kang - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the
progressive demise of motor neurons. One of the causes of familial ALS is the mutation of …

SOD1 aggregation and ALS: role of metallation states and disulfide status

Y Sheng, M Chattopadhyay… - Current topics in …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by
the death of motor neurons. About 10% of ALS cases are inherited (familial), and a large …