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 …

The remarkable conformational plasticity of alpha-synuclein: blessing or curse?

A Deleersnijder, M Gerard, Z Debyser… - Trends in molecular …, 2013 - cell.com
The aggregation of the protein alpha-synuclein (α-SYN) is believed to be a critical event in
Parkinson's disease (PD). α-SYN is characterized by a remarkable conformational plasticity …

The Parkinson's Disease-Associated H50Q Mutation Accelerates α-Synuclein Aggregation in Vitro

D Ghosh, M Mondal, GM Mohite, PK Singh… - Biochemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
α-Synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation is directly linked with Parkinson's disease (PD)
pathogenesis. Here, we analyzed the aggregation of newly discovered α-Syn missense …

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 …

[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 …

[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 …

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 …

[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 …

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 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 …