[HTML][HTML] How specific are the conformation-specific α-synuclein antibodies? Characterization and validation of 16 α-synuclein conformation-specific antibodies using …

ST Kumar, S Jagannath, C Francois… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence suggests that alpha-synuclein (α-syn) oligomers are obligate
intermediates in the pathway involved in α-syn fibrillization and Lewy body (LB) formation …

Generation and characterization of novel conformation-specific monoclonal antibodies for α-synuclein pathology

NN Vaikath, NK Majbour, KE Paleologou… - Neurobiology of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-syn), a small protein that has the intrinsic propensity to aggregate, is
implicated in several neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Novel conformation‐selective alpha‐synuclein antibodies raised against different in vitro fibril forms show distinct patterns of Lewy pathology in Parkinson's disease

DJ Covell, JL Robinson, RS Akhtar… - Neuropathology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that different conformations of
misfolded α‐synuclein (α‐syn) are present in Parkinson's disease (PD) brain. Methods …

Antibodies against alpha‐synuclein: tools and therapies

NN Vaikath, I Hmila, V Gupta, D Erskine… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Synucleinopathies including Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and multiple
system atrophy are characterized by the abnormal accumulation and propagation of α …

Inhibiting aggregation of α-synuclein with human single chain antibody fragments

S Emadi, R Liu, B Yuan, P Schulz, C McAllister… - Biochemistry, 2004 - ACS Publications
The α-synuclein protein has been strongly correlated with Parkinson's disease (PD) and is a
major component of the hallmark Lewy body aggregates associated with PD. Two different …

[HTML][HTML] Aggregate-prone brain regions in Parkinson's disease are rich in unique N-terminus α-synuclein conformers with high proteolysis susceptibility

JA Wiseman, HC Murray, RLMF Faull… - npj Parkinson's …, 2024 - nature.com
In Parkinson's disease (PD), and other α-synucleinopathies, α-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregates
form a myriad of conformational and truncational variants. Most antibodies used to detect …

Characterization of antibodies that selectively detect α-synuclein in pathological inclusions

EA Waxman, JE Duda, BI Giasson - Acta neuropathologica, 2008 - Springer
Sensitive detection of α-synuclein (α-syn) pathology is important in the diagnosis of
disorders like Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple system atrophy …

[HTML][HTML] Selectivity of Lewy body protein interactions along the aggregation pathway of α-synuclein

ADG Leitão, P Rudolffi-Soto, A Chappard… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
The aggregation of alpha-synuclein (α-SYN) follows a cascade of oligomeric, prefibrillar and
fibrillar forms, culminating in the formation of Lewy Bodies (LB), the pathological hallmarks of …

[HTML][HTML] Conformational change of α-synuclein fibrils in cerebrospinal fluid from different clinical phases of Parkinson's disease

Y Fan, Y Sun, W Yu, Y Tao, W Xia, Y Liu, Q Zhao… - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Summary α-Synuclein (α-syn) has been shown to form various conformational fibrils
associated with different synucleinopathies. But whether the conformation of α-syn fibrils …

Direct visualization of alpha-synuclein oligomers reveals previously undetected pathology in Parkinson's disease brain

RF Roberts, R Wade-Martins, J Alegre-Abarrategui - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Oligomeric forms of alpha-synuclein are emerging as key mediators of pathogenesis in
Parkinson's disease. Our understanding of the exact contribution of alpha-synuclein …