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 …

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 …

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 …

Effects of α-synuclein-associated post-translational modifications in Parkinson's disease

S He, F Wang, KKL Yung, S Zhang… - ACS chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
α-Synuclein (α-syn), a small highly conserved presynaptic protein containing 140 amino
acids, is thought to be the main pathological hallmark in related neurodegenerative …

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 …

Alpha-synuclein: from early synaptic dysfunction to neurodegeneration

V Ghiglieri, V Calabrese, P Calabresi - Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over the last two decades, many experimental and clinical studies have provided solid
evidence that alpha-synuclein (α-syn), a small, natively unfolded protein, is closely related to …

The many faces of α-synuclein: from structure and toxicity to therapeutic target

HA Lashuel, CR Overk, A Oueslati… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
Disorders characterized by α-synuclein (α-syn) accumulation, Lewy body formation and
parkinsonism (and in some cases dementia) are collectively known as Lewy body diseases …

The emerging role of α-synuclein truncation in aggregation and disease

ZA Sorrentino, BI Giasson - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
α-Synuclein (αsyn) is an abundant brain neuronal protein that can misfold and polymerize to
form toxic fibrils coalescing into pathologic inclusions in neurodegenerative diseases …

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 …

An update on the critical role of α-synuclein in Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies: From tissue to cellular and molecular levels

IN Serratos, E Hernández-Pérez, C Campos… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
The aggregation of alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) plays a critical role in the development of
Parkinson's disease (PD) and other synucleinopathies. α-Syn, which is encoded by the …