NATs at a glance

H Aksnes, N McTiernan, T Arnesen - Journal of Cell Science, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Most proteins receive an acetyl group at the N terminus while in their nascency as the result
of modification by co-translationally acting N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). The N …

Synucleins: new data on misfolding, aggregation and role in diseases

A Surguchov, A Surguchev - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The synucleins are a family of natively unfolded (or intrinsically unstructured) proteins
consisting of α-, β-, and γ-synuclein involved in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer …

Sequential CRISPR screening reveals partial NatB inhibition as a strategy to mitigate alpha-synuclein levels in human neurons

S Santhosh Kumar, NN Naseri, SR Pather… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Alpha-synuclein (αSyn) protein levels correlate with the risk and severity of Parkinson's
disease and related neurodegenerative diseases. Lowering αSyn is being actively …

Intramolecular interaction kinetically regulates fibril formation by human and mouse α-synuclein

T Ohgita, H Kono, I Morita, H Oyama, T Shimanouchi… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Regulation of α-synuclein (αS) fibril formation is a potent therapeutic strategy for αS-related
neurodegenerative disorders. αS, an intrinsically disordered 140-residue intraneural protein …

Alpha synuclein post translational modifications: potential targets for Parkinson's disease therapy?

V Brembati, G Faustini, F Longhena… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder with motor
symptoms. The neuropathological alterations characterizing the brain of patients with PD …

α-Synuclein and Mechanisms of Epigenetic Regulation

A Surguchov - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Synucleinopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases with common pathological
lesions associated with the excessive accumulation and abnormal intracellular deposition of …

Inhibition of toxic metal-alpha synuclein interactions by human serum albumin

KM Pomier, R Ahmed, J Huang, G Melacini - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Human serum albumin (HSA), the most abundant protein in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid,
not only serves as a crucial carrier of various exogenous and endogenous ligands but also …

Changes in α-Synuclein Posttranslational Modifications in an AAV-Based Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

V Brembati, G Faustini, F Longhena, TF Outeiro… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) pathology is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons of
the nigrostriatal system and accumulation of Lewy bodies (LB) and Lewy neurites (LN) …

The Strategies of Development of New Non-Toxic Inhibitors of Amyloid Formation

OV Galzitskaya, SY Grishin, AV Glyakina… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, due to the aging of the population and the development of diagnostic
medicine, the number of identified diseases associated with the accumulation of amyloid …

Alpha-synuclein contribution to neuronal and glial damage in Parkinson's disease

K Saramowicz, N Siwecka, G Galita… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease characterized by the
progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and the widespread …