Review Article

Disulfide Bonding in Neurodegenerative Misfolding Diseases

Table 1

Presence of disulfide bonds in proteins involved in neurodegenerative misfolding diseases.

Neurodegenerative diseaseProteinCellular localizationLocalization of depositsPresence of SS

Prion-related disordersPrionMembrane-boundExtra- and intracellularYes

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisSOD1CytosolIntracellularYes
TDP-43Cytosol/nucleusIntracellularNo
FUSCytosol/nucleusIntracellularNo

Alzheimer’s disease (Tauopathies)AβExtracellularExtracellularNo
TauCytosolIntracellularYes

Parkinson’s diseaseSynucleinCytosolic, membrane-boundIntracellularNo
Synphilin-1CytoplasmIntracellularNo

Huntington’s diseaseHTTCytosolIntracellularNo

Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy X-linked 1Androgen receptorCytosol/nucleusIntracellularNo

Spinocerebellar ataxiasAtaxins Cytosol/nucleusIntracellularNo