Search Results - "Doucette, Peter A"
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Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Published in Annual review of biochemistry (01-01-2005)“…Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD, SOD1 protein) is an abundant copper- and zinc-containing protein that is present in the cytosol, nucleus,…”
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Loss of metal ions, disulfide reduction and mutations related to familial ALS promote formation of amyloid-like aggregates from superoxide dismutase
Published in PloS one (27-03-2009)“…Mutations in the gene encoding Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are one of the causes of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). Fibrillar inclusions…”
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Variable Metallation of Human Superoxide Dismutase: Atomic Resolution Crystal Structures of Cu–Zn, Zn–Zn and As-isolated Wild-type Enzymes
Published in Journal of molecular biology (10-03-2006)“…Human Cu–Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) protects cells from the effects of oxidative stress. Mutations in SOD1 are linked to the familial form of amyotrophic…”
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Binding of a Single Zinc Ion to One Subunit of Copper−Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Apoprotein Substantially Influences the Structure and Stability of the Entire Homodimeric Protein
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (18-04-2007)“…The thermodynamics of zinc binding to metal-free (apo) human and bovine copper−zinc superoxide dismutases (SOD1) were measured using isothermal titration…”
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Destabilization of Apoprotein Is Insufficient to Explain Cu,Zn-Superoxide Dismutase-Linked ALS Pathogenesis
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-07-2005)“…The relative stabilities and structural properties of a representative set of 20 ALS-mutant Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase apoproteins were examined by using…”
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Structures of the G85R Variant of SOD1 in Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (06-06-2008)“…Mutations in the gene encoding human copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) cause a dominant form of the progressive neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic…”
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The Structure of Holo and Metal-deficient Wild-type Human Cu, Zn Superoxide Dismutase and its Relevance to Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published in Journal of molecular biology (09-05-2003)“…Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) forms a crucial component of the cellular defence against oxidative stress. Zn-deficient wild-type and mutant human SOD1…”
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Dimer Destabilization in Superoxide Dismutase May Result in Disease-Causing Properties: Structures of Motor Neuron Disease Mutants
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (20-04-2004)“…More than 90 point mutations in human CuZn superoxide dismutase lead to the development of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known also as motor neuron…”
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Structural consequences of the familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis SOD1 mutant His46Arg
Published in Protein science (01-05-2005)“…The His46Arg (H46R) mutant of human copper‐zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is associated with an unusual, slowly progressing form of familial amyotrophic…”
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Dissociation of human copper-zinc superoxide dismutase dimers using chaotrope and reductant. Insights into the molecular basis for dimer stability
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (24-12-2004)“…The dissociation of apo- and metal-bound human copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) dimers induced by the chaotrope guanidine hydrochloride (GdnHCl) or the…”
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Amyloid-like filaments and water-filled nanotubes formed by SOD1 mutant proteins linked to familial ALS
Published in Nature structural biology (01-06-2003)“…Mutations in the SOD1 gene cause the autosomal dominant, neurodegenerative disorder familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). In spinal cord neurons of…”
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Disrupted Zinc-Binding Sites in Structures of Pathogenic SOD1 Variants D124V and H80R
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (13-07-2010)“…Mutations in human copper−zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) cause an inherited form of the fatal neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)…”
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An alternative mechanism of bicarbonate-mediated peroxidation by copper-zinc superoxide dismutase: rates enhanced via proposed enzyme-associated peroxycarbonate intermediate
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (06-06-2003)“…Hydrogen peroxide can interact with the active site of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) to generate a powerful oxidant. This oxidant can either damage…”
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Dissociation of Human Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Dimers Using Chaotrope and Reductant
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (24-12-2004)“…The dissociation of apo- and metal-bound human copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) dimers induced by the chaotrope guanidine hydrochloride (GdnHCl) or the…”
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An Alternative Mechanism of Bicarbonate-mediated Peroxidation by Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (06-06-2003)“…Hydrogen peroxide can interact with the active site of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) to generate a powerful oxidant. This oxidant can either damage…”
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Structures of the G85R Variant of SOD1 in Familial Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisS
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (06-06-2008)“…Mutations in the gene encoding human copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) cause a dominant form of the progressive neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic…”
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Misfolded superoxide dismutase and ALS
Published in Journal of inorganic biochemistry (15-07-2003)Get full text
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