Liquid-liquid phase separation of α-synuclein: a new mechanistic insight for α-synuclein aggregation associated with Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

S Mukherjee, A Sakunthala, L Gadhe… - Journal of molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aberrant aggregation of the misfolded presynaptic protein, α-Synuclein (α-Syn) into Lewy
body (LB) and Lewy neuritis (LN) is a major pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease …

α‐Synuclein phase separation and amyloid aggregation are modulated by C‐terminal truncations

S Huang, X Mo, J Wang, X Ye, H Yu, Y Liu - FEBS letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The aggregation of α‐synuclein (α‐Syn) is a key pathological hallmark of Parkinson's
disease (PD). α‐Syn undergoes liquid‐liquid phase separation (LLPS) to drive amyloid …

Modulating α-Synuclein Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation: Published as part of the Biochemistry virtual special issue “Protein Condensates”

AS Sawner, S Ray, P Yadav, S Mukherjee… - Biochemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a crucial phenomenon for the formation of
functional membraneless organelles. However, LLPS is also responsible for protein …

α-Synuclein aggregation nucleates through liquid–liquid phase separation

S Ray, N Singh, R Kumar, K Patel, S Pandey, D Datta… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation and amyloid formation is directly linked with
Parkinson's disease pathogenesis. However, the early events involved in this process …

Calcium promotes α-synuclein liquid-liquid phase separation to accelerate amyloid aggregation

S Huang, B Xu, Y Liu - Biochemical and biophysical research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-Syn) is an aggregation-prone protein whose accumulation in Lewy
bodies leads to neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease (PD). Calcium plays a …

Unravelling the structural organization of individual α-synuclein oligomers grown in the presence of phospholipids

T Dou, L Zhou, D Kurouski - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a severe neurological disorder that affects more than 1 million
people in the US alone. A hallmark of PD is the formation of intracellular α-synuclein (α-Syn) …

Aggregation and neurotoxicity of recombinant α-synuclein aggregates initiated by dimerization

A Roostaee, S Beaudoin, A Staskevicius… - Molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Background Aggregation of the α-Synuclein (α-Syn) protein, amyloid fibril formation and
progressive neurodegeneration are the neuropathological hallmarks of Parkinson's Disease …

Myricetin inhibits α‐synuclein amyloid aggregation by delaying the liquid‐to‐solid phase transition

B Xu, X Mo, J Chen, H Yu, Y Liu - Chembiochem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The aggregation of α‐synuclein (α‐Syn) is a critical pathological hallmark of Parkinson's
disease (PD). Prevention of α‐Syn aggregation has become a key strategy for treating PD …

α-synuclein aggregation and its modulation

D Ghosh, S Mehra, S Sahay, PK Singh… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder marked by the presence of cytoplasmic
inclusions, Lewy bodies (LBs) and Lewy neurites (LNs) as well as the degeneration of …

Observation of an α-synuclein liquid droplet state and its maturation into Lewy body-like assemblies

MC Hardenberg, T Sinnige, S Casford… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Misfolded α-synuclein is a major component of Lewy bodies, which are a hallmark of
Parkinson's disease (PD). A large body of evidence shows that α-synuclein can aggregate …