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ReviewFrontiers in molecular biosciences2024

Protein aggregation and therapeutic strategies in SOD1- and TDP-43- linked ALS.

Maria Tsekrekou, Maria Giannakou, Katerina Papanikolopoulou, Georgios Skretas

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Review in Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Molecular Modulation of the Crosstalk Between TDP-43 and SOD1.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  15. The Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in Brain Disorders: Pathogenic Pathways, Post-Translational Tweaks, and Therapeutic Frontiers.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Maria TsekrekouInstitute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece.
Maria GiannakouInstitute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece.
Katerina PapanikolopoulouInstitute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, Biomedical Sciences Research Centre "Alexander Fleming", Vari, Greece.
Georgios SkretasInstitute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with severe socio-economic impact. A hallmark of ALS pathology is the presence of aberrant cytoplasmic inclusions composed of misfolded and aggregated proteins, including both wild-type and mutant forms. This review highlights the critical role of misfolded protein species in ALS pathogenesis, particularly focusing on Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) and TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43), and emphasizes the urgent need for innovative therapeutic strategies targeting these misfolded proteins directly. Despite significant advancements in understanding ALS mechanisms, the disease remains incurable, with current treatments offering limited clinical benefits. Through a comprehensive analysis, the review focuses on the direct modulation of the misfolded proteins and presents recent discoveries in small molecules and peptides that inhibit SOD1 and TDP-43 aggregation, underscoring their potential as effective treatments to modify disease progression and improve clinical outcomes.

Indexed as

amyotrophic lateral sclerosisneurotoxicityprotein aggregationprotein misfoldingSOD1TDP-43therapeutics

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PMID38855322
PMCPMC11157337

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