α-Synuclein in Parkinson's disease

L Stefanis - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
α-Synuclein is a presynaptic neuronal protein that is linked genetically and
neuropathologically to Parkinson's disease (PD). α-Synuclein may contribute to PD …

Pesticide exposure and Parkinson's disease: epidemiological evidence of association

C Freire, S Koifman - Neurotoxicology, 2012 - Elsevier
It has been suggested that exposure to pesticides might be involved in the etiology of
Parkinson's disease (PD). We conducted an updated systematic review of the epidemiologic …

Pathological α-synuclein transmission initiates Parkinson-like neurodegeneration in nontransgenic mice

KC Luk, V Kehm, J Carroll, B Zhang, P O'Brien… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Parkinson's disease is characterized by abundant α-synuclein (α-Syn) neuronal inclusions,
known as Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, and the massive loss of midbrain dopamine …

Intracerebral inoculation of pathological α-synuclein initiates a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative α-synucleinopathy in mice

KC Luk, VM Kehm, B Zhang, P O'Brien… - Journal of Experimental …, 2012 - rupress.org
The accumulation of misfolded proteins is a fundamental pathogenic process in
neurodegenerative diseases. However, the factors that trigger aggregation of α-Synuclein (α …

[HTML][HTML] α-Synuclein in central nervous system and from erythrocytes, mammalian cells, and Escherichia coli exists predominantly as disordered monomer

B Fauvet, MK Mbefo, MB Fares, C Desobry… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Since the discovery and isolation of α-synuclein (α-syn) from human brains, it has been
widely accepted that it exists as an intrinsically disordered monomeric protein. Two recent …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNA-153 physiologically inhibits expression of amyloid-β precursor protein in cultured human fetal brain cells and is dysregulated in a subset of …

JM Long, B Ray, DK Lahiri - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012 - ASBMB
Regulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) precursor protein (APP) expression is complex. MicroRNAs
(miRNAs) are expected to participate in the molecular network that controls this process. The …

Systematic mutagenesis of α-synuclein reveals distinct sequence requirements for physiological and pathological activities

J Burré, M Sharma, TC Südhof - Journal of Neuroscience, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
α-Synuclein is an abundant presynaptic protein that binds to phospholipids and synaptic
vesicles. Physiologically, α-synuclein functions as a SNARE-protein chaperone that …

N‐terminal acetylation of α‐synuclein induces increased transient helical propensity and decreased aggregation rates in the intrinsically disordered monomer

L Kang, GM Moriarty, LA Woods, AE Ashcroft… - Protein …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The conformational properties of soluble α‐synuclein, the primary protein found in patients
with Parkinson's disease, are thought to play a key role in the structural transition to amyloid …

The hypoxia imaging agent CuII(atsm) is neuroprotective and improves motor and cognitive functions in multiple animal models of Parkinson's disease

LW Hung, VL Villemagne, L Cheng… - Journal of Experimental …, 2012 - rupress.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive, chronic disease characterized by dyskinesia,
rigidity, instability, and tremors. The disease is defined by the presence of Lewy bodies …

An antibody with high reactivity for disease-associated α-synuclein reveals extensive brain pathology

GG Kovacs, U Wagner, B Dumont, M Pikkarainen… - Acta …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract α-Synuclein is the major protein associated with Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's
disease and multiple system atrophy. Since α-synuclein is present in the brain in …