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 …

Molecular insights into the misfolding and dimerization dynamics of the full-length α-synuclein from atomistic discrete molecular dynamics simulations

Y Zhang, Y Wang, Y Liu, G Wei, F Ding… - ACS chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The misfolding and pathological aggregation of α-synuclein forming insoluble amyloid
deposits is associated with Parkinson's disease, the second most common …

Identification of a nanomolar affinity α-synuclein fibril imaging probe by ultra-high throughput in silico screening

JJ Ferrie, Z Lengyel-Zhand, B Janssen, MG Lougee… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Small molecules that bind with high affinity and specificity to fibrils of the α-synuclein (αS)
protein have the potential to serve as positron emission tomography (PET) imaging probes …

Excitation energy migration to study protein oligomerization and amyloid formation

A Majumdar, S Mukhopadhyay - Biophysical Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Excitation energy migration via homo-FRET (Förster resonance energy transfer) is a unique
variant of traditional FRET that involves a non-radiative energy transfer between the dipoles …

Chemoenzymatic semisynthesis of phosphorylated α-synuclein enables identification of a bidirectional effect on fibril formation

B Pan, E Rhoades, EJ Petersson - ACS chemical biology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) impact the pathological aggregation of α-synuclein
(αS), a hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we synthesize αS phosphorylated at …

Carboxy‐terminal truncations of mouse α‐synuclein alter aggregation and prion‐like seeding

ZA Sorrentino, Y Xia, KM Gorion, E Hass… - FEBS …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
α‐synuclein (αsyn) forms pathologic inclusions in several neurodegenerative diseases
termed synucleinopathies. The inclusions are comprised of αsyn fibrils harboring prion‐like …

[HTML][HTML] Sequence-and seed-structure-dependent polymorphic fibrils of alpha-synuclein

G Tanaka, T Yamanaka, Y Furukawa… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
Synucleinopathies comprise a diverse group of neurodegenerative diseases including
Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple system atrophy. These …

Two C-terminal sequence variations determine differential neurotoxicity between human and mouse α-synuclein

N Landeck, KE Strathearn, D Ysselstein, K Buck… - Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Background α-Synuclein (aSyn) aggregation is thought to play a central role in
neurodegenerative disorders termed synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Excitation energy migration unveils fuzzy interfaces within the amyloid architecture

A Majumdar, D Das, P Madhu, A Avni… - Biophysical journal, 2020 - cell.com
Amyloid fibrils are highly ordered nanoscopic protein aggregates comprising a cross-β
amyloid core and are associated with deadly human diseases. Structural studies have …

[PDF][PDF] Two C-terminal Sequence Variations Determine Differential Neurotoxicity Between Human and Mouse α-synuclein Neurotoxicity Between Human and Mouse …

N Landeck, KE Strathearn, D Ysselstein, K Buck… - core.ac.uk
Abstract Background: α-Synuclein (aSyn) aggregation is thought to play a central role in
neurodegenerative disorders termed synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD) …