Mimicking phosphorylation at serine 87 inhibits the aggregation of human α-synuclein and protects against its toxicity in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

A Oueslati, KE Paleologou, BL Schneider… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Several lines of evidence suggest that phosphorylation of α-synuclein (α-syn) at S87 or
S129 may play an important role in regulating its aggregation, fibrillogenesis, Lewy body …

The role of Ser129 phosphorylation of α-synuclein in neurodegeneration of Parkinson's disease: a review of in vivo models

H Sato, T Kato, S Arawaka - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2013 - degruyter.com
Parkinson's disease is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder. The motor
impairments of Parkinson's disease are caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the …

Phosphorylation at Ser-129 but not the phosphomimics S129E/D inhibits the fibrillation of α-synuclein

KE Paleologou, AW Schmid, CC Rospigliosi… - Journal of Biological …, 2008 - ASBMB
α-Synuclein (α-syn) phosphorylation at serine 129 is characteristic of Parkinson disease
(PD) and related α-synulceinopathies. However, whether phosphorylation promotes or …

Aggregation promoting C-terminal truncation of α-synuclein is a normal cellular process and is enhanced by the familial Parkinson's disease-linked mutations

W Li, N West, E Colla, O Pletnikova… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Abnormal biology of α-synuclein (α-Syn) is directly implicated in the pathogenesis of
Parkinson's disease and other α-synucleinopathies. Herein, we demonstrate that C …

[HTML][HTML] C-terminal truncation exacerbates the aggregation and cytotoxicity of α-Synuclein: A vicious cycle in Parkinson's disease

L Ma, C Yang, X Zhang, Y Li, S Wang, L Zheng… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2018 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease which usually associates
with neuroinflammation. The main pathological characteristics of PD are dopaminergic …

The contribution of alpha synuclein to neuronal survival and function–Implications for Parkinson's disease

MJ Benskey, RG Perez… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aggregation of alpha synuclein (α‐syn) is a neuropathological feature that defines a
spectrum of disorders collectively termed synucleinopathies, and of these, Parkinson's …

Authentically phosphorylated α-synuclein at Ser129 accelerates neurodegeneration in a rat model of familial Parkinson's disease

H Sato, S Arawaka, S Hara, S Fukushima… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the
substantia nigra (SN) and the appearance of fibrillar aggregates of insoluble α-synuclein (α …

Loss of functional alpha-synuclein: a toxic event in Parkinson's disease?

NM Kanaan, FP Manfredsson - Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2012 - content.iospress.com
The discovery that alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is the primary component of the
neuropathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) and the identification of α-syn …

Role of post-translational modifications in modulating the structure, function and toxicity of α-synuclein: implications for Parkinson's disease pathogenesis and …

A Oueslati, M Fournier, HA Lashuel - Progress in brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
A better understanding of the molecular and cellular determinants that influence the
pathology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is essential for developing effective diagnostic …

Serine-129 phosphorylation of α-synuclein is an activity-dependent trigger for physiologic protein-protein interactions and synaptic function

LA Parra-Rivas, K Madhivanan, BD Aulston, L Wang… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Phosphorylation of α-synuclein at the serine-129 site (α-syn Ser129P) is an established
pathologic hallmark of synucleinopathies and a therapeutic target. In physiologic states, only …