The role of alpha-synuclein oligomerization and aggregation in cellular and animal models of Parkinson's disease

OW Wan, KKK Chung - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
α-synuclein (α-syn) is a synaptic protein in which four mutations (A53T, A30P, E46K and
gene triplication) have been found to cause an autosomal dominant form of Parkinson's …

Subcellular localization of alpha-synuclein aggregates and their interaction with membranes

F Miraglia, A Ricci, L Rota, E Colla - Neural Regeneration …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
For more than a decade numerous evidence has been reported on the mechanisms of
toxicity of α-synuclein (αS) oligomers and aggregates in α-synucleinopathies. These species …

Oxidative stress‐induced phosphorylation, degradation and aggregation of α‐synuclein are linked to upregulated CK2 and cathepsin D

M Takahashi, L Ko, J Kulathingal… - European Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Intracellular accumulation of α‐synuclein (α‐Syn) as filamentous aggregates is a
pathological feature shared by Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and …

Alpha-synuclein aggregation pathway in Parkinson's disease: current status and novel therapeutic approaches

M Vidović, MG Rikalovic - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Following Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second-most common
neurodegenerative disorder, sharing an unclear pathophysiology, a multifactorial profile …

Distinct region-specific α-synuclein oligomers in A53T transgenic mice: implications for neurodegeneration

E Tsika, M Moysidou, J Guo, M Cushman… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn), a process that generates oligomeric intermediates, is a
common pathological feature of several neurodegenerative disorders. Despite the potential …

Alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies: from overt neurodegeneration back to early synaptic dysfunction

P Calabresi, A Mechelli, G Natale… - Cell death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Although the discovery of the critical role of α-synuclein (α-syn) in the pathogenesis of
Parkinson's disease (PD) is now twenty-five years old, it still represents a milestone in PD …

Multiplicity of α-synuclein aggregated species and their possible roles in disease

P Gracia, JD Camino, L Volpicelli-Daley… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
α-Synuclein amyloid aggregation is a defining molecular feature of Parkinson's disease,
Lewy body dementia, and multiple system atrophy, but can also be found in other …

Post-translational modifications of soluble α-synuclein regulate the amplification of pathological α-synuclein

S Zhang, R Zhu, B Pan, H Xu, MF Olufemi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cell-to-cell transmission and subsequent amplification of pathological proteins promote
neurodegenerative disease progression. Most research on this has focused on pathological …

Cellular models of alpha‐synuclein toxicity and aggregation

M Delenclos, JD Burgess… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Misfolding and aggregation of alpha‐synuclein (α‐synuclein) with concomitant cytotoxicity is
a hallmark of Lewy body related disorders such as Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy …

Beyond α-synuclein transfer: pathology propagation in Parkinson's disease

C Hansen, JY Li - Trends in molecular medicine, 2012 - cell.com
α-Synuclein (α-syn) is the most abundant protein found in Lewy bodies, a hallmark of
Parkinson's disease (PD), and can aggregate to form toxic oligomers and fibrillar structures …