A Phosphomimetic Mutation Stabilizes SOD1 and Rescues Cell Viability in the Context of an ALS-Associated Mutation.
Fay, J.M., Zhu, C., Proctor, E.A., Tao, Y., Cui, W., Ke, H., Dokholyan, N.V.(2016) Structure 24: 1898-1906
- PubMed: 27667694 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2016.08.011
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5K02 - PubMed Abstract: 
The majority of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-related mutations in the enzyme Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), as well as a post-translational modification, glutathionylation, destabilize the protein and lead to a misfolded oligomer that is toxic to motor neurons ...