Pathogenic impact of α-synuclein phosphorylation and its kinases in α-synucleinopathies

I Kawahata, DI Finkelstein, K Fukunaga - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
α-Synuclein is a protein with a molecular weight of 14.5 kDa and consists of 140 amino
acids encoded by the SNCA gene. Missense mutations and gene duplications in the SNCA …

Common mechanisms underlying α-synuclein-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease

T Sohrabi, B Mirzaei-Behbahani, R Zadali… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common neurological movement disorder
characterized by the selective and irreversible loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia …

Comprehensive metabolic profiling of Parkinson's disease by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

Y Shao, T Li, Z Liu, X Wang, X Xu, S Li, G Xu… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a prevalent neurological disease in the elderly with
increasing morbidity and mortality. Despite enormous efforts, rapid and accurate diagnosis …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty acid-binding proteins 3 and 5 are involved in the initiation of mitochondrial damage in ischemic neurons

Q Guo, I Kawahata, A Cheng, H Wang, W Jia… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
We have previously shown that a fatty acid-binding protein7 (FABP7) inhibitor ameliorates
cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice, suggesting an association between FABPs and …

Degradation of tyrosine hydroxylase by the ubiquitin-proteasome system in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease and dopa-responsive dystonia

I Kawahata, K Fukunaga - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nigrostriatal dopaminergic systems govern physiological functions related to locomotion,
and their dysfunction leads to movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and dopa …

Dopamine D2 long receptors are critical for caveolae-mediated α-synuclein uptake in cultured dopaminergic neurons

I Kawahata, T Sekimori, H Wang, Y Wang, T Sasaoka… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
α-synuclein accumulation into dopaminergic neurons is a pathological hallmark of
Parkinson's disease. We previously demonstrated that fatty acid-binding protein 3 (FABP3) …

Modulating α-synuclein propagation and decomposition: implications in Parkinson's disease therapy

B Li, X Xiao, M Bi, Q Jiao, X Chen, C Yan, X Du… - Ageing Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-Syn) is closely related to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease
(PD). Under pathological conditions, the conformation of α-syn changes and different forms …

Endocytic pathways of pathogenic protein aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases

P Hivare, K Mujmer, G Swarup, S Gupta, D Bhatia - Traffic, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Endocytosis is the fundamental uptake process through which cells internalize extracellular
materials and species. Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are characterized by a …

Fatty acid binding protein 3 enhances the spreading and toxicity of α-synuclein in mouse brain

Y Yabuki, K Matsuo, I Kawahata, N Fukui… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oligomerization and/or aggregation of α-synuclein (α-Syn) triggers α-synucleinopathies
such as Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. It is known that α-Syn can …