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 …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-Synuclein and the endolysosomal system in parkinson's disease: guilty by association

M Teixeira, R Sheta, W Idi, A Oueslati - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biomolecules | Free Full-Text | Alpha-Synuclein and the Endolysosomal System in Parkinson’s
Disease: Guilty by Association Next Article in Journal HMGA1, Moonlighting Protein Function …

[HTML][HTML] SDC1-TGM2-FLOT1-BHMT complex determines radiosensitivity of glioblastoma by influencing the fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes

L Zeng, W Zheng, X Liu, Y Zhou, X Jin, Y Xiao, Y Bai… - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and malignant primary brain tumor in
adults. Radiotherapy has long been an important treatment for GBM. Despite recent …

Flotillins: At the Intersection of Protein S-Palmitoylation and Lipid-Mediated Signaling

K Kwiatkowska, OV Matveichuk, J Fronk… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flotillin-1 and flotillin-2 are ubiquitously expressed, membrane-associated proteins involved
in multifarious cellular events from cell signaling, endocytosis, and protein trafficking to gene …

The roles of FLOT1 in human diseases

Z Zhan, M Ye, X Jin - Molecular Medicine Reports, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
FLOT1, a scaffold protein of lipid rafts, is involved in several biological processes, including
lipid raft protein‑dependent or clathrin‑independent endocytosis, and the formation of …

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 …

Exosome-derived lncRNAs in lung cancer

T Fan, N Sun, J He - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As extracellular vesicles, exosomes are released from most cells to perform cell–cell
communication. Recent studies have shown that exosomes could be released into tumor …

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 …

From synaptic protein to prion: the long and controversial journey of α-synuclein

A Heras-Garvin, N Stefanova - Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Since its discovery 30 years ago, α-synuclein (α-syn) has been one of the most studied
proteins in the field of neuroscience. Dozens of groups worldwide have tried to reveal not …

Crosstalk between gut–brain axis: unveiling the mysteries of gut ROS in progression of Parkinson's disease

D Soni, S Upadhayay, M Dhureja, R Arthur… - …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract “Path to a good mood lies through the gut.” This statement seems to imply that it has
long been believed that the gut is connected with the brain. Research has shown that eating …