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 …

α-Synuclein misfolding and aggregation: Implications in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

S Mehra, S Sahay, SK Maji - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-Syn) has been extensively studied for its structural and biophysical
properties owing to its pathophysiological role in Parkinson's disease (PD). Lewy bodies …

[HTML][HTML] Versatile structures of α-synuclein

C Wang, C Zhao, D Li, Z Tian, Y Lai, J Diao… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
α-Synuclein (α-syn) is an intrinsically disordered protein abundantly distributed in
presynaptic terminals. Aggregation of α-syn into Lewy bodies (LB) is a molecular hallmark of …

[HTML][HTML] Living in promiscuity: the multiple partners of alpha-synuclein at the synapse in physiology and pathology

F Longhena, G Faustini, MG Spillantini… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is a small protein that, in neurons, localizes predominantly to
presynaptic terminals. Due to elevated conformational plasticity, which can be affected by …

Intermediates of α-synuclein aggregation: Implications in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

L Gadhe, A Sakunthala, S Mukherjee, N Gahlot… - Biophysical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cytoplasmic deposition of aberrantly misfolded α-synuclein (α-Syn) is a common feature of
synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the precise pathogenic …

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 …

Alpha-synuclein at the intracellular and the extracellular side: functional and dysfunctional implications

D Ottolini, T Calí, I Szabò, M Brini - Biological chemistry, 2017 - degruyter.com
Abstract Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is an abundant neuronal protein whose physiological
function, even if still not completely understood, has been consistently related to synaptic …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …