Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PH Nguyen, A Ramamoorthy, BR Sahoo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is observed in many amyloidogenic diseases affecting
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …

Mechanisms and pathology of protein misfolding and aggregation

N Louros, J Schymkowitz, F Rousseau - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite advances in machine learning-based protein structure prediction, we are still far
from fully understanding how proteins fold into their native conformation. The conventional …

Pathological structural conversion of α-synuclein at the mitochondria induces neuronal toxicity

ML Choi, A Chappard, BP Singh, C Maclachlan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Aggregation of alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) drives Parkinson's disease (PD), although the initial
stages of self-assembly and structural conversion have not been directly observed inside …

Half a century of amyloids: past, present and future

PC Ke, R Zhou, LC Serpell, R Riek… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Amyloid diseases are global epidemics with profound health, social and economic
implications and yet remain without a cure. This dire situation calls for research into the …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and mitophagy in Parkinson's disease: from mechanism to therapy

AB Malpartida, M Williamson, DP Narendra… - Trends in biochemical …, 2021 - cell.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction has been associated with neurodegeneration in Parkinson's
disease (PD) for over 30 years. Despite this, the role of mitochondrial dysfunction as an …

α-Synuclein phosphorylation at serine 129 occurs after initial protein deposition and inhibits seeded fibril formation and toxicity

SS Ghanem, NK Majbour, NN Vaikath… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
α-Synuclein (α-syn) phosphorylation at serine 129 (pS129–α-syn) is substantially increased
in Lewy body disease, such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies …

Parkinson's disease genetics and pathophysiology

GE Vázquez-Vélez, HY Zoghbi - Annual review of neuroscience, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
degeneration of the substantia nigra pars compacta and by accumulation of α-synuclein in …

A perspective on Nrf2 signaling pathway for neuroinflammation: a potential therapeutic target in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

S Saha, B Buttari, E Profumo, P Tucci… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neuroinflammation plays a pivotal role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease
(PD), the leading causes of dementia. These neurological disorders are characterized by the …

Alpha-synuclein research: defining strategic moves in the battle against Parkinson's disease

LMA Oliveira, T Gasser, R Edwards… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
With the advent of the genetic era in Parkinson's disease (PD) research in 1997, α-synuclein
was identified as an important player in a complex neurodegenerative disease that affects> …

Conformational strains of pathogenic amyloid proteins in neurodegenerative diseases

D Li, C Liu - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
Amyloid proteins, which are considered 'villains' in many neurodegenerative diseases, form
enigmatic pathological strains that underlie disease pathogenesis and progression. Recent …