Novel mutations in an otherwise strictly conserved domain of CuZn superoxide dismutase |
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Authors: | Ralf M. Luche Robert Maiwald Elaine J. Carlson Charles J. Epstein |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0748, USA |
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Abstract: | All mutations in the human gene for CuZn superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) reported to date are associated with the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). These mutations, mostly of a familial nature (ALS 1, MIM 105400), span all of the coding region of this enzyme except for a highly conserved centrally located domain that includes all of exon III. We describe the identification and characterization of two mutations in this region, both found in mice. One mutation, a glutamate to lysine amino acid substitution was found in position 77 (E77K) of the strain SOD1/Ei distributed by the Jackson Laboratory. The other mutation, a lysine to glutamate substitution at position 70 (K70E) of a human transgene, was discovered in mouse line TgHS/SF-155. Enzyme activity measurements and heterodimer analysis of the CuZn SOD variant in SOD1/Ei suggest a mild loss of activity, which differs from the enzyme activity losses detected in patients with autosomal dominant ALS 1. Similarly, the presence of the mutant transgene in TgHS/SF 155 does not produce any phenotypic manifestations. |
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Keywords: | superoxide dismutase amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mutation zinc binding allele exon III |
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