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NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 303, Issue -, Pages 229-240Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.06.066
Keywords
aggregates; canine; degenerative myelopathy; superoxide dismutase 1; Pembroke Welsh Corgis
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan [24380169, 24500420]
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26290023, 24500420, 26660242] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Canine degenerative myelopathy (DM) is an adultonset progressive neurodegenerative disorder that has recently been linked to mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene. We generated a polyclonal antibody against canine SOD1 to further characterize the mutant SOD1 protein and its involvement in DM pathogenesis. This antibody (SYN3554) was highly specific to canine SOD1 and had the ability to reveal distinct cytoplasmic aggregates in cultured cells expressing canine mutant SOD1 and also in the spinal neurons of symptomatic homozygotes. A similar staining pattern was observed in asymptomatic homozygotes. SOD1 aggregates were not detected in the spinal neurons of heterozygotes; the accumulation of SOD1 was also detected in the reactive astrocytes of homozygotes and heterozygotes to a similar extent. Our results support the hypothesis that the cytoplasmic accumulation and aggregate formation of the mutant SOD1 protein, especially in astrocytes, are closely associated with the pathogenesis of DM. Therefore, this disease is regarded as a spontaneous large-animal model of SOD1-mediated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in humans. (C) 2015 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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