Neuropathology and molecular diagnosis of Synucleinopathies

S Koga, H Sekiya, N Kondru, OA Ross… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Synucleinopathies are clinically and pathologically heterogeneous disorders characterized
by pathologic aggregates of α-synuclein in neurons and glia, in the form of Lewy bodies …

Targeting microglial α-synuclein/TLRs/NF-kappaB/NLRP3 inflammasome axis in Parkinson's disease

Y Li, Y Xia, S Yin, F Wan, J Hu, L Kou, Y Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
According to emerging studies, the excessive activation of microglia and the subsequent
release of pro-inflammatory cytokines play important roles in the pathogenesis and …

Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy

M Schweighauser, Y Shi, A Tarutani, F Kametani… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Synucleinopathies, which include multiple system atrophy (MSA), Parkinson's disease,
Parkinson's disease with dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), are human …

Genetics of Parkinson's disease: an introspection of its journey towards precision medicine

S Bandres-Ciga, M Diez-Fairen, JJ Kim… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A substantial proportion of risk for Parkinson's disease (PD) is driven by
genetics. Progress in understanding the genetic basis of PD has been significant. So far …

Cryo-EM of full-length α-synuclein reveals fibril polymorphs with a common structural kernel

B Li, P Ge, KA Murray, P Sheth, M Zhang, G Nair… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract α-Synuclein (aSyn) fibrillar polymorphs have distinct in vitro and in vivo seeding
activities, contributing differently to synucleinopathies. Despite numerous prior attempts, how …

The genetics of Parkinson disease

H Deng, P Wang, J Jankovic - Ageing research reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
About 15% of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) have family history and 5–10% have a
monogenic form of the disease with Mendelian inheritance. To date, at least 23 loci and 19 …

Cryo-EM structure of alpha-synuclein fibrils

R Guerrero-Ferreira, NMI Taylor, D Mona, P Ringler… - elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neuropathological disorder that belongs to the class of
synucleinopathies, in which the protein alpha-synuclein is found at abnormally high …

α-Synuclein misfolding and aggregation: Implications in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

S Mehra, S Sahay, SK Maji - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-Syn) has been extensively studied for its structural and biophysical
properties owing to its pathophysiological role in Parkinson's disease (PD). Lewy bodies …

Amyloid fibril structure of α-synuclein determined by cryo-electron microscopy

Y Li, C Zhao, F Luo, Z Liu, X Gui, Z Luo, X Zhang, D Li… - Cell research, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-syn) amyloid fibrils are the major component of Lewy bodies, which
are the pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other synucleinopathies. High …

Opportunities and challenges of alpha-synuclein as a potential biomarker for Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies

P Magalhães, HA Lashuel - npj Parkinson's Disease, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common progressive
neurodegenerative disease, develops and progresses for 10–15 years before the clinical …