Molecular mechanisms of nitrosative stress-mediated protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases
Nakamura T, Lipton S. Molecular mechanisms of nitrosative stress-mediated protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2007, 64: 1609-1620. PMID: 17453143, PMCID: PMC11136414, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-6525-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUbiquitin-proteasome systemNormal protein degradationProtein disulfide isomeraseMolecular chaperonesSpecific chaperonesGlucose-regulated protein 78Proper foldingProtein misfoldingAberrant proteinsProtein foldingUPS proteinsProtein degradationMolecular mechanismsShock proteinsConformational changesExcessive reactive oxygenCell deathNeuronal cell deathProteinChaperonesProtein 78Reactive oxygenMisfoldingNitrogen speciesNitrosative stress