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Diverse effects of coexpression of human SOD1 variants on motor neuron disease
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biosciences, Clinical chemistry. Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nihon University, 7-7-1 Narashinodai, Funabashi, Chiba274-8555, Japan.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7690-3025
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biosciences, Clinical chemistry.ORCID iD: 0009-0005-9020-3817
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biosciences, Clinical chemistry.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biosciences, Pathology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4201-8204
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2025 (English)In: Human Molecular Genetics, ISSN 0964-6906, E-ISSN 1460-2083, Vol. 34, no 16, p. 1380-1391Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Mutations in superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) are a common cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Inheritance is as a rule dominant, but in carriers of the most common mutation, D90A, disease can develop in both homozygous and, more rarely, in heterozygous individuals with unexplained differences in clinical presentation. There is mounting evidence that prion-like spread of SOD1 aggregation is the primary cause of the disease. Two different strains of aggregates have been found to arise in human SOD1 (hSOD1) transgenic mouse models of ALS. Strain A is formed by most mutants including hSOD1G85R and hSOD1WT, whereas hSOD1D90A transgenic mice form a distinct strain B in addition to A. To explore the effects of aggregate strain propensities when hSOD1 variants are coexpressed, we generated digenic hSOD1G85R/WT and hSOD1G85R/D90A mice. Coexpression of hSOD1WT considerably shortened the lifespan of hSOD1G85R mice to the extent expected from the neurotoxicities of the variants alone. In contrast, coexpression of hSOD1D90A had a minimal effect on survival, far smaller than expected. Moreover, time from onset to the end stage was markedly prolonged in the hSOD1G85R/D90A mice. Aggregation of hSOD1 developed concomitantly with motor neuron disease, and the aggregates contained large amounts of both coexpressed variants in both digenic models. Our findings suggest that hSOD1WT has high a capacity to coaggregate with mutants and enhance neurotoxicity. Such interactions may be restricted by differences in strain propensities, which may contribute to the primarily recessive inheritance associated with the hSOD1D90A mutation.

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Oxford University Press, 2025. Vol. 34, no 16, p. 1380-1391
Keywords [en]
Superoxide dismutase-1, Aggregate strains, Strain selection, Coexpression, Bladder control impairment
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Neurology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-243348DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf088ISI: 001499770300001PubMedID: 40450581Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105013630865OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-243348DiVA, id: diva2:1990431
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The Swedish Brain Foundation, 2012–0262The Swedish Brain Foundation, 2012–0305The Swedish Brain Foundation, 2013–0279The Swedish Brain Foundation, 2016–0303The Swedish Brain Foundation, 2018–0310The Swedish Brain Foundation, 2020–0353The Swedish Brain Foundation, 2022–0309Swedish Research Council, 2012–3167Swedish Research Council, 2017–03100)Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, 2012.0091Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, 2014.0305Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, 2020.0232Ulla-Carin Lindquist Foundation for ALS-ResearchThe Kempe FoundationsSwedish Association of Persons with Neurological DisabilitiesRagnar Söderbergs stiftelseUmeå University, 223–2808-12Umeå University, 223–1881-13Umeå University, 2.1.12–1605-14Västerbotten County Council, 56103–7002829Swedish Order of FreemasonsAvailable from: 2025-08-20 Created: 2025-08-20 Last updated: 2026-03-12Bibliographically approved

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