α-synuclein misfolding and neurodegenerative diseases

VN Uversky - Current protein and peptide science, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
α-Synuclein is an abundant presynaptic brain protein, misfolding, aggregation and
fibrillation of which are implicated as critical factors in several neurodegenerative diseases …

Physiological and pathological properties of α-synuclein

GK Tofaris, MG Spillantini - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2007 - Springer
α-Synuclein belongs to a small group of natively unfolded proteins that can transiently bind
to lipid membranes and acquire a partial α-helical conformation. Under certain pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic structural flexibility of α-synuclein

DE Mor, SE Ugras, MJ Daniels, H Ischiropoulos - Neurobiology of disease, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synuclein is a conserved, abundantly expressed protein that is partially localized
in pre-synaptic terminals in the central nervous system. The precise biological function (s) …

Neuropathology, biochemistry, and biophysics of α‐synuclein aggregation

VN Uversky - Journal of neurochemistry, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aggregation of α‐synuclein, an abundant and conserved pre‐synaptic brain protein, is
implicated as a critical factor in several neurodegenerative diseases. These diseases …

Structural insights on physiological functions and pathological effects of±‐synuclein

M Bisaglia, S Mammi, L Bubacco - The FASEB Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
α‐Synuclein is an intrinsically unfolded protein that can adopt a partially helical structure
when it interacts with different lipid membranes. Its pathological relevance is linked to its …

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 …

Structural characterization of the intrinsically unfolded protein β-synuclein, a natural negative regulator of α-synuclein aggregation

CW Bertoncini, RM Rasia, GR Lamberto… - Journal of molecular …, 2007 - Elsevier
The synuclein family of intrinsically unfolded proteins is composed of three highly
homologous members, α-synuclein (αS), β-synuclein (βS) and γ-synuclein (γS), which are …

Synucleins: new data on misfolding, aggregation and role in diseases

A Surguchov, A Surguchev - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The synucleins are a family of natively unfolded (or intrinsically unstructured) proteins
consisting of α-, β-, and γ-synuclein involved in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer …

γ-Synuclein: seeding of α-synuclein aggregation and transmission between cells

I Surgucheva, VS Sharov, A Surguchov - Biochemistry, 2012 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is a ubiquitous phenomenon associated with a wide
range of diseases. The synuclein family comprises three small naturally unfolded proteins …

Part II: α-synuclein and its molecular pathophysiological role in neurodegenerative disease

KK Dev, K Hofele, S Barbieri, VL Buchman… - …, 2003 - Elsevier
α-Synuclein (αSN) brain pathology is a conspicuous feature of several neurodegenerative
diseases. These include prevalent conditions such as Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia …