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 …

Reverse engineering Lewy bodies: how far have we come and how far can we go?

MB Fares, S Jagannath, HA Lashuel - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
Lewy bodies (LBs) are α-synuclein (α-syn)-rich intracellular inclusions that are an important
pathological hallmark of Parkinson disease and several other neurodegenerative diseases …

[HTML][HTML] The synucleinopathies: twenty years on

M Goedert, R Jakes… - Journal of Parkinson's …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
In 2017, it is two hundred years since James Parkinson provided the first complete clinical
description of the disease named after him, fifty years since the introduction of high-dose D …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-synuclein structure and Parkinson's disease–lessons and emerging principles

RM Meade, DP Fairlie, JM Mason - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2019 - Springer
Alpha-synuclein (αS) is the major constituent of Lewy bodies and a pathogenic hallmark of
all synucleinopathathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies …

Liquid-liquid phase separation of α-synuclein: a new mechanistic insight for α-synuclein aggregation associated with Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

S Mukherjee, A Sakunthala, L Gadhe… - Journal of molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aberrant aggregation of the misfolded presynaptic protein, α-Synuclein (α-Syn) into Lewy
body (LB) and Lewy neuritis (LN) is a major pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease …

Microglia in Parkinson's disease

MS Ho - Neuroglia in neurodegenerative diseases, 2019 - Springer
Microglia are the most abundant immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS), where
they interact with neurons and exhibit a wide array of functions in physiological and …

Mass photometric detection and quantification of nanoscale α-synuclein phase separation

S Ray, TO Mason, L Boyens-Thiele, A Farzadfard… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Protein liquid–liquid phase separation can lead to disease-related amyloid fibril formation.
The mechanisms of conversion of monomeric protein into condensate droplets and of the …

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 …

Structures of fibrils formed by α-synuclein hereditary disease mutant H50Q reveal new polymorphs

DR Boyer, B Li, C Sun, W Fan, MR Sawaya… - Nature structural & …, 2019 - nature.com
Deposits of amyloid fibrils of α-synuclein are the histological hallmarks of Parkinson's
disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and multiple system atrophy, with hereditary mutations …

Mutations associated with familial Parkinson's disease alter the initiation and amplification steps of α-synuclein aggregation

P Flagmeier, G Meisl, M Vendruscolo… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Parkinson's disease is a highly debilitating neurodegenerative condition whose pathological
hallmark is the presence in nerve cells of proteinacious deposits, known as Lewy bodies …