S-Nitrosylation and uncompetitive/fast off-rate (UFO) drug therapy in neurodegenerative disorders of protein misfolding
Nakamura T, Lipton S. S-Nitrosylation and uncompetitive/fast off-rate (UFO) drug therapy in neurodegenerative disorders of protein misfolding. Cell Death & Differentiation 2007, 14: 1305-1314. PMID: 17431424, DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS-nitrosylationProtein functionProtein misfoldingCell deathNeuronal cell deathProper protein foldingProtein disulfide isomeraseCysteine thiol groupsHeat shock proteinsExcessive NMDA receptor activityGlucose-regulated protein 78Neurodegenerative disordersProtein foldingExcitotoxic damageFree radical nitric oxideConformational changesMisfoldingForm of neurotoxicityRadical nitric oxideN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsNitric oxideExcessive activityProteinProtein 78Chronic neurodegenerative disorders