Altered conformation of α-synuclein drives dysfunction of synaptic vesicles in a synaptosomal model of Parkinson's disease

L Fonseca-Ornelas, T Viennet, M Rovere, H Jiang… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
While misfolding of alpha-synuclein (αSyn) is central to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's
disease (PD), fundamental questions about its structure and function at the synapse remain …

Membrane interactions of intrinsically disordered proteins: The example of alpha-synuclein

T Das, D Eliezer - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Peripheral membrane proteins associate reversibly with biological membranes that,
compared to protein binding partners, are structurally labile and devoid of specific binding …

Elucidating the modulatory influence of Hofmeister divalent ions on the structural dynamics and rheological properties of soy protein amyloid fibrils

Z Cao, X Wang, J Zhao, X Liang, Y Zhang, L Jiang… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
The fibrillation of food proteins into amyloid fibrils, which possess unique structures, is
widely acknowledged as a reliable method to enhance protein functionality. Hofmeister ions …

Computer simulations of protein–membrane systems

J Loschwitz, OO Olubiyi, JS Hub, B Strodel… - Progress in molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The interactions between proteins and membranes play critical roles in signal transduction,
cell motility, and transport, and they are involved in many types of diseases. Molecular …

Cholesterol‐containing lipid nanodiscs promote an α‐synuclein binding mode that accelerates oligomerization

M Jakubec, E Bariaas, S Furse, ML Govasli… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dysregulation of the biosynthesis of cholesterol and other lipids has been implicated in
many neurological diseases, including Parkinson's disease. Misfolding of α‐synuclein (α …

Systematic identification of structure-specific protein–protein interactions

A Holfeld, D Schuster, F Sesterhenn… - Molecular Systems …, 2024 - embopress.org
The physical interactome of a protein can be altered upon perturbation, modulating cell
physiology and contributing to disease. Identifying interactome differences of normal and …

Assembly of α-synuclein aggregates on phospholipid bilayers

Z Lv, M Hashemi, S Banerjee, K Zagorski… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
The spontaneous self-assembly of α-synuclein (α-syn) into aggregates of different
morphologies is associated with the development of Parkinson's disease. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphorylation of the aggregate-forming protein alpha-synuclein on serine-129 inhibits its DNA-bending properties

SE Dent, DP King, VR Osterberg, EK Adams… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) is a vertebrate protein, normally found within the presynaptic nerve
terminal and nucleus, which is known to form somatic and neuritic aggregates in certain …

Membrane remodeling and stimulation of aggregation following α-synuclein adsorption to phosphotidylserine vesicles

BM Hoover, Z Shen, CG Gahan, DM Lynn… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
α-Synuclein is an intrinsically disordered protein abundant in presynaptic terminals in
neurons and in synaptic vesicles. α-Synuclein's interaction with lipid bilayers is important not …

α-synuclein oligomers displace monomeric α-synuclein from lipid membranes

G Šneiderienė, MA Czekalska, CK Xu… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an increasingly prevalent and currently incurable
neurodegenerative disorder linked to the accumulation of α-synuclein (αS) protein …