Exploring free-energy landscapes of intrinsically disordered proteins at atomic resolution using NMR spectroscopy

MR Jensen, M Zweckstetter, J Huang… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The last 15 years have seen a paradigm shift in our understanding of protein biochemistry,
with the realization that an unexpectedly high fraction of the human genome codes for …

How random are intrinsically disordered proteins? A small angle scattering perspective

V Receveur-Bréchot, D Durand - Current Protein and Peptide …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
While the crucial role of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) in the cell cycle is now
recognized, deciphering their molecular mode of action at the structural level still remains …

A short motif in the N-terminal region of α-synuclein is critical for both aggregation and function

CPA Doherty, SM Ulamec, R Maya-Martinez… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
Aggregation of human α-synuclein (αSyn) is linked to Parkinson's disease (PD) pathology.
The central region of the αSyn sequence contains the non-amyloid β-component (NAC) …

Single residue modulators of amyloid formation in the N-terminal P1-region of α-synuclein

SM Ulamec, R Maya-Martinez, EJ Byrd… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Alpha-synuclein (αSyn) is a protein involved in neurodegenerative disorders including
Parkinson's disease. Amyloid formation of αSyn can be modulated by the 'P1 …

C-terminal truncation modulates α-Synuclein's cytotoxicity and aggregation by promoting the interactions with membrane and chaperone

C Zhang, Y Pei, Z Zhang, L Xu, X Liu, L Jiang… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-syn) is the main protein component of Lewy bodies, the major
pathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD). C-terminally truncated α-syn is found in …

Dynamic protein interaction networks and new structural paradigms in signaling

V Csizmok, AV Follis, RW Kriwacki… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Understanding signaling and other complex biological processes requires elucidating the
critical roles of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and regions (IDRs), which represent∼ …

NMR characterization of long-range order in intrinsically disordered proteins

L Salmon, G Nodet, V Ozenne, G Yin… - Journal of the …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are predicted to represent a significant fraction of the
human genome, and the development of meaningful molecular descriptions of these …

α-Synuclein in Parkinson's disease: causal or bystander?

P Riederer, D Berg, N Casadei, F Cheng… - Journal of neural …, 2019 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) comprises a spectrum of disorders with differing subtypes, the vast
majority of which share Lewy bodies (LB) as a characteristic pathological hallmark. The …

Predictive atomic resolution descriptions of intrinsically disordered hTau40 and α-synuclein in solution from NMR and small angle scattering

M Schwalbe, V Ozenne, S Bibow, M Jaremko… - Structure, 2014 - cell.com
The development of molecular descriptions of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) is
essential for elucidating conformational transitions that characterize common …

alpha-Synuclein posttranslational modification and alternative splicing as a trigger for neurodegeneration

K Beyer, A Ariza - Molecular neurobiology, 2013 - Springer
Lewy body diseases include Parkinson disease and dementia with Lewy bodies and are
characterized by the widespread distribution of Lewy bodies in virtually every brain area …