[HTML][HTML] Alpha-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

E Srinivasan, G Chandrasekhar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by distinct aging-
independent loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) region …

Simulation studies of amyloidogenic polypeptides and their aggregates

IM Ilie, A Caflisch - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Amyloids, fibrillar assembly of (poly) peptide chains, are associated with neurodegenerative
illnesses such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, for which there are no cures. The …

Interactions between SARS-CoV-2 N-protein and α-synuclein accelerate amyloid formation

SA Semerdzhiev, MAA Fakhree… - ACS chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
First cases that point at a correlation between SARS-CoV-2 infections and the development
of Parkinson's disease (PD) have been reported. Currently, it is unclear if there is also a …

Biomolecular condensates can both accelerate and suppress aggregation of α-synuclein

WP Lipiński, BS Visser, I Robu, MAA Fakhree… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Biomolecular condensates present in cells can fundamentally affect the aggregation of
amyloidogenic proteins and play a role in the regulation of this process. While liquid-liquid …

The role of neuroimaging in Parkinson's disease

NSR Bidesi, I Vang Andersen… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people
worldwide. Two hallmarks of PD are the accumulation of alpha‐synuclein and the loss of …

[HTML][HTML] Endogenous alpha-synuclein monomers, oligomers and resulting pathology: let's talk about the lipids in the room

BA Killinger, R Melki, P Brundin… - npj Parkinson's Disease, 2019 - nature.com
Alpha-synuclein is an intrinsically disordered, highly dynamic protein that pathogenically
aggregates into inclusion structures called Lewy bodies, in several neurogenerative …

[HTML][HTML] Disruptive membrane interactions of alpha-synuclein aggregates

A Iyer, MMAE Claessens - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alpha synuclein (αS) is a~ 14 kDa intrinsically disordered protein. Decades of research have
increased our knowledge on αS yet its physiological function remains largely elusive. The …

Dissecting the self-assembly dynamics of imperfect repeats in α-Synuclein

F Huang, Y Wang, Y Zhang, C Wang… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The pathological aggregation of α-synuclein (αS) into amyloid fibrils is the hallmark of
Parkinson's disease (PD). The self-assembly and membrane interactions of αS are mainly …

[HTML][HTML] α-Synuclein: an all-inclusive trip around its structure, influencing factors and applied techniques

N Bisi, L Feni, K Peqini, H Pérez-Peña, S Ongeri… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alpha-synuclein (αSyn) is a highly expressed and conserved protein, typically found in the
presynaptic terminals of neurons. The misfolding and aggregation of αSyn into amyloid …

[HTML][HTML] Common functions of disordered proteins across evolutionary distant organisms

A Wallmann, C Kesten - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins and regions typically lack a well-defined structure and thus
fall outside the scope of the classic sequence–structure–function relationship. Hence …