Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

A small-molecule inhibitor of SOD1-Derlin-1 interaction ameliorates pathology in an ALS mouse model

  • Naomi Tsuburaya,
  • Kengo Homma,
  • Tsunehiko Higuchi,
  • Andrii Balia,
  • Hiroyuki Yamakoshi,
  • Norio Shibata,
  • Seiichi Nakamura,
  • Hidehiko Nakagawa,
  • Shin-ichi Ikeda,
  • Naoki Umezawa,
  • Nobuki Kato,
  • Satoshi Yokoshima,
  • Masatoshi Shibuya,
  • Manabu Shimonishi,
  • Hirotatsu Kojima,
  • Takayoshi Okabe,
  • Tetsuo Nagano,
  • Isao Naguro,
  • Keiko Imamura,
  • Haruhisa Inoue,
  • Takao Fujisawa,
  • Hidenori Ichijo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05127-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological disease that leads to loss of voluntary muscle movement. Here, the authors screen for molecules that disrupt interaction between SOD1, a protein linked to ALS, and Derlin-1, and find an inhibitor that reduces pathology in an ALS mouse model.