Recombinant prion protein does not possess SOD-1 activity

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 392, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 309-312

  Jones, Samantha ^a   Batchelor, Mark ^a   Bhelt, Daljit ^a   Clarke, Anthony R ^a   Collinge, John ^a   Jackson, Graham S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper (II) ion; Neurodegenerative disorder; Oxidative stress; Prion protein (PrP); Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DISEASE CONTROL; IONS; OXIDATION; PATHOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COPPER (II) ION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRION PROTEIN (PRP); SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE (SOD) ACTIVITY;

PROTEINS;

COPPER ION; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; PRION PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL PROTEOMICS; METAL BINDING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

COPPER; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRIONS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN RENATURATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 29144443530     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20051236     Document Type: Article

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