Simultaneous determination of the size and shape of single α-synuclein oligomers in solution

S Awasthi, C Ying, J Li, M Mayer - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Soluble oligomers of amyloid-forming proteins are implicated as toxic species in the context
of several neurodegenerative diseases. Since the size and shape of these oligomers …

Rapid structural, kinetic, and immunochemical analysis of alpha-synuclein oligomers in solution

WE Arter, CK Xu, M Castellana-Cruz, TW Herling… - Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Oligomers comprised of misfolded proteins are implicated as neurotoxins in the
pathogenesis of protein misfolding conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's …

Label-free detection of early oligomerization of α-synuclein and its mutants A30P/E46K through solid-state nanopores

X Li, X Tong, W Lu, D Yu, J Diao, Q Zhao - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A30P and E46K are two mutants of α-synuclein (α-Syn) associated with familial early-onset
Parkinson's disease (PD), and amyloid fibrils of α-Syn are the hallmarks of this disease …

[HTML][HTML] Early stages of aggregation of engineered α-synuclein monomers and oligomers in solution

X Li, C Dong, M Hoffmann, CR Garen, LM Cortez… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract α-Synuclein is a protein that aggregates as amyloid fibrils in the brains of patients
with Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Small oligomers of α-synuclein …

The influence of pathogenic mutations in α-synuclein on biophysical and structural characteristics of amyloid fibrils

FS Ruggeri, P Flagmeier, JR Kumita, G Meisl… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Proteinaceous deposits of α-synuclein amyloid fibrils are a hallmark of human disorders
including Parkinson's disease. The onset of this disease is also associated with five familial …

Single molecule fingerprinting reveals different amplification properties of α-synuclein oligomers and preformed fibrils in seeding assay

D Lau, C Magnan, K Hill, A Cooper… - ACS chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The quantification of α-synuclein aggregates has emerged as a promising biomarker for
synucleinopathies. Assays that amplify and detect such aggregates have revealed the …

[HTML][HTML] Intrinsic and membrane-facilitated α-synuclein oligomerization revealed by label-free detection through solid-state nanopores

R Hu, J Diao, J Li, Z Tang, X Li, J Leitz, J Long, J Liu… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-Syn) is an abundant cytosolic protein involved in the release of
neurotransmitters in presynaptic terminal and its aberrant aggregation is found to be …

Single-Molecule Detection of α-Synuclein Oligomers in Parkinson's Disease Patients Using Nanopores

Y Liu, X Wang, G Campolo, X Teng, L Ying, JB Edel… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
α-Synuclein (α-Syn) is an intrinsically disordered protein whose aggregation in the brain has
been significantly implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD). Beyond the brain, oligomers of α …

Different structural conformers of monomeric α-synuclein identified after lyophilizing and freezing

AD Stephens, N Nespovitaya… - Analytical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Understanding the mechanisms behind amyloid protein aggregation in diseases, such as
Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, is often hampered by the reproducibility of in vitro …

Quantifying co-oligomer formation by α-synuclein

M Iljina, AJ Dear, GA Garcia, S De, L Tosatto… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Small oligomers of the protein α-synuclein (αS) are highly cytotoxic species associated with
Parkinson's disease (PD). In addition, αS can form co-aggregates with its mutational variants …