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PMID 15850589  (  )
Title Low levels of ALS-linked Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase increase the production of reactive oxygen species and cause mitochondrial damage and death in motor neuron-like cells.
Abstract Mutations of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are found in patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). A cellular model of FALS was developed by stably transfecting the motor neuron-like cell line NSC-34 with human wild type (wt) or mutant (G93A) SOD1. Expression levels of G93ASOD1 were close to those seen in the human disease. The presence of G93ASOD1 did not alter cell proliferation but toxicity was evident when the cells were in the growth plateau phase. Flow cytometry analysis indicated that, in this phase, G93ASOD1 significantly lowered viability and that the level of reactive oxygen species was significantly higher in living G93ASOD1 cells compared to wt SOD1 cells. Biparametric analysis of mitochondrial membrane potential and viability of transfected cells highlighted a peculiar population of damaged cells with strong mitochondrial depolarization in the G93ASOD1 cells. Mitochondrial function seemed related to the level of the mutant protein since MTT conversion decreased when expression of G93ASOD1 doubled after treating cells with sodium butyrate. The mutant protein rendered G93ASOD1 cells more sensitive to mitochondrial dysfunction induced by stimuli that alter cellular free radical homeostasis, like serum withdrawal, depletion of glutathione by ethacrynic acid or rotenone-mediated inhibition of complex I of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. In conclusion, even a small amount of mutant SOD1 put motor neurons in a condition of oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage that causes cell vulnerability and death. Mario Negri, Via Eritrea 62, 20157 Milan, Italy.

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HUGO ID Symbol Target Name #Occur ActualStr
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))75SOD1-associated | SOD1s | superoxide dismutase |
990BCL2B-cell CLL/lymphoma 22bcl2 |
11180SOD2superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrial1MnSOD |
16554SLC25A6P1solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier; adenine nucleotide translocator), member 6, pseudogene 11adenine nucleotide translocator |
10990SLC25A4solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier; adenine nucleotide translocator), member 41ANT |

 


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HUGO ID Symbol Name ActualStr Score FlankingText
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Mutations of Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 are found in patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS)
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7with human wild type (wt) wt or mutant (G93A) G93A SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7In conclusion even a small amount of mutant SOD1 put motor neurons in a condition of oxidative stress and
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7the gene encoding for Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 and over 100 missense mutations have been described
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7SOD1 is a free radical-scavenging enzyme since it converts the superoxide
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7is now generally accepted that the toxic effect of mutant SOD1 is not due to the loss of dismutase activity but
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7oxidative chemistry and/or and or misfolding and aggregation of mutant SOD1 (for for a review see Ref 1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Apparently mutation converts SOD1 from an anti-apoptotic gene to a pro-apoptotic one 2 3
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7The presence of SOD1 not only in the cytosol but also in the mitochondrial
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7and in vitro models were generated by genetic manipulation of SOD1 expression
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7previous in vitro studies of the toxic effects of mutant SOD1 were conducted in cells which did not have a motor
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7However while mutant SOD1 is ubiquitously expressed the selectivity of damage towards motor neurons
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7that this cell type has a peculiar susceptibility to mutant SOD1 toxicity
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Accordingly microinjected mutant SOD1 protein caused death in primary motor neurons but not in
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7review see Ref 10 and by a selective enrichment of SOD1 in motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem 11
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Recently the effects of human mutant SOD1 were investigated in the NSC-34 motor neuron-like cell line 12
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7wt or mutant G93ASOD1 and investigated the toxicity of mutant SOD1 expressed at levels close to those seen in the human
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7and generation of NSC-34 cell lines stably transfected with human SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7with the vector cloned with wt or G93A mutant human SOD1 cDNAs 16 using the LipofectAMINE PLUS reagent (Invitrogen Invitrogen Life
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7clones were isolated grown and tested for expression of human SOD1 protein by Western blotting
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7The NSC-34 cell lines transfected with vv or wt SOD1 or G93ASOD1 were maintained in selective medium (0.5 0.5 mg/mL
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7SDS PAGE and Western blotting of SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Protein bands identified by SOD1 antibody were detected using the ECL-Plus detection system (Amersham Amersham
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7The continued expression of wt and G93A human SOD1 was routinely checked in order to ensure the cell lines
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7cell lines expressed similar quantities of human wt and mutant SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s2.4The expression of human SOD1s was measured with an anti-human SOD1 antibody which also cross-reacts
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7The expression of human SOD1s was measured with an anti-human SOD1 antibody which also cross-reacts with murine SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7with an anti-human SOD1 antibody which also cross-reacts with murine SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s2.4In SDS-PAGE human SOD1s migrate at a slower rate than mouse SOD1 18 and
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7SDS-PAGE human SOD1s migrate at a slower rate than mouse SOD1 18 and accordingly two bands were detected with mouse SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7SOD1 18 and accordingly two bands were detected with mouse SOD1 being the band with the lower molecular weight
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7No human SOD1 expression is seen in cells transfected with empty vector
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7in this study was about 30% of the endogenous mouse SOD1 as measured by densitometry ( Fig 1 C
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7observed in NSC-34 cells transfected with the wt form of SOD1 while a shift towards a higher DCF fluorescence level was
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7level was observed in NSC-34 cells transfected with the mutant SOD1 protein ( Fig 3 A
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7quantified measuring the average DCF fluorescence of living untransfected wt SOD1 and G93ASOD1 transfected cells ( Fig 3 B
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7This suggests the two forms of SOD1 handle free radicals differently
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7of cells with depolarized mitochondria compared to untransfected or wt SOD1 transfected cell lines ( Fig 4 A
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.73 days limited the MTT reduction in NSC-34 expressing mutant SOD1 protein more than in NSC-34 expressing wt SOD1 or untransfected
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7expressing mutant SOD1 protein more than in NSC-34 expressing wt SOD1 or untransfected cells ( Fig 5 A
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7h caused preferential toxicity towards cells transfected with the mutant SOD1 (about about 35% decrease Fig 5 C
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7(NSC-34) NSC-34 stably expressing the human mutant G93A form of SOD1 as representative of the SOD1 mutant forms seen in about
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7human mutant G93A form of SOD1 as representative of the SOD1 mutant forms seen in about 20% of FALS patients
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7containing G93ASOD1 had a lower viability than those expressing wt SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7though it was expressed at a lower level than normal SOD1 a condition similar to FALS
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s2.4Apoptotic cell death by mutant SOD1s was shown in other cellular models but in these studies
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7was not investigated whether the expression level of the mutant SOD1 proteins was comparable to the level observed in the FALS
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7The effect of mutant SOD1 on viability appeared when motor neurons were in the growth
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7event is the enhanced ROS formation in cells containing mutant SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7This effect is peculiar to G93ASOD1 and wt SOD1 might in fact afford protection since it lowered intracellular ROS
10990SLC25A4solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier; adenine nucleotide translocator), member 4ANT0.0particularly in MPTP components such as adenine nucleotide translocator (ANT) ANT
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7was also reduced in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells expressing mutant SOD1 in a ratio of 1 1 with the endogenous SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7SOD1 in a ratio of 1 1 with the endogenous SOD1 protein 24 and in primary motor neurons from G93A mice
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7The presence of mutant SOD1 in our cellular model caused the appearance of a population
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Mitochondria of mutant SOD1 transgenic mice are also swollen and in addition abnormally vacuolated
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7damage with some relationship with the high content of mutant SOD1 in some of these in vivo experimental models
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7more affected in these cells than in NSC-34 expressing wt SOD1 after exposure to rotenone EA or serum withdrawal
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Altered ETC activities were shown in FALS patients with SOD1 mutations (for for a review see Ref 9 in mutant
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7mutations (for for a review see Ref 9 in mutant SOD1 transgenic mice 31 and 32 and in a cell culture
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7motor neurons to excitotoxicity 36 and motor neurons containing mutant SOD1 were more vulnerable to glutamate 25
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7A fraction of SOD1 is located in this space with the putative function to
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7The presence of mutant SOD1 in the intermembrane space of FALS mitochondria might however be
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1-associated2.4mitochondria might however be critical in the pathogenesis of mutant SOD1-associated FALS 32 38 and 39
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Our study shows that overexpression of wt SOD1 did indeed reduce the ROS level in viable motor neurons
11180SOD2superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrialMnSOD1.9In agreement with this overexpression of MnSOD attenuates neuronal death in cellular models of FALS 12 and
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7disease onset and prolonged survival in transgenic mice with mutant SOD1 42 43 and 44 and rendered cells transfected with mutant
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.742 43 and 44 and rendered cells transfected with mutant SOD1 more resistant to apoptosis 45
990BCL2B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2bcl20.0Treatment with inhibitors of MPTP opening and overexpression of bcl2 which inhibits the opening of MPTP under stressful conditions delayed
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7scavengers reversed mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death due to mutant SOD1 in cell culture models of FALS 12 and 35 and
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7In conclusion this study found that motor neurons containing mutant SOD1 in amounts comparable to FALS patients are in a condition
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7determining the cell destiny in the presence of the mutant SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Fig 1._amp_#xa0 Morphology and transfection of NSC-34 cells with human SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Panels B and C show the expression of human SOD1 after transient or stable transfection of NSC-34 cells with empty
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7cells with empty vector wild type or G93A mutant human SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7upper and lower bands correspond to the human and murine SOD1 respectively
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7Fig 6._amp_#xa0 Effect of sodium butyrate on expression of human SOD1 and mitochondrial function
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD15.7shows the Western blot analysis of human wt or G93A SOD1 expression after 24 h treatment with sodium butyrate (NaB; NaB
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))superoxide dismutase1.0nitrocellulose membranes were probed with a polyclonal sheep anti human superoxide dismutase cu/zn antibody 1:1000; calbiochem emd biosciences inc la jolla ca usa .
16554SLC25A6P1solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier; adenine nucleotide translocator), member 6, pseudogene 1adenine nucleotide translocator1.0failure to maintain this condition can result from several mechanisms including oxidative modifications of critical thiols in the inner mitochondrial membrane particularly in mptp components such as adenine nucleotide translocator ant .
990BCL2B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2bcl21.0treatment with inhibitors of mptp opening and overexpression of bcl2 which inhibits the opening of mptp under stressful conditions delayed the disease onset and prolonged survival in transgenic mice with mutant sod1 [42] [43] and [44] and rendered cells transfected wi