Aggregation-triggering segments of SOD1 fibril formation support a common pathway for familial and sporadic ALS.
Ivanova, M.I., Sievers, S.A., Guenther, E.L., Johnson, L.M., Winkler, D.D., Galaleldeen, A., Sawaya, M.R., Hart, P.J., Eisenberg, D.S.(2014) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111: 197-201
- PubMed: 24344300 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1320786110
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4NIN, 4NIO, 4NIP - PubMed Abstract: 
ALS is a terminal disease of motor neurons that is characterized by accumulation of proteinaceous deposits in affected cells. Pathological deposition of mutated Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) accounts for ∼20% of the familial ALS (fALS) cases. However ...