α-Synuclein in synaptic function and dysfunction

M Sharma, J Burré - Trends in neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract α-Synuclein is a neuronal protein that is enriched in presynaptic terminals. Under
physiological conditions, it binds to synaptic vesicle membranes and functions in …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting alpha-synuclein as a therapy for Parkinson's disease

CR Fields, N Bengoa-Vergniory… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders with a
global burden of approximately 6.1 million patients. Alpha-synuclein has been linked to both …

Past, present, and future of Parkinson's disease: A special essay on the 200th Anniversary of the Shaking Palsy

JA Obeso, M Stamelou, CG Goetz, W Poewe… - Movement …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews and summarizes 200 years of Parkinson's disease. It comprises a
relevant history of Dr. James Parkinson's himself and what he described accurately and …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-synuclein is a DNA binding protein that modulates DNA repair with implications for Lewy body disorders

AJ Schaser, VR Osterberg, SE Dent, TL Stackhouse… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Alpha-synuclein is a presynaptic protein that forms abnormal cytoplasmic aggregates in
Lewy body disorders. Although nuclear alpha-synuclein localization has been described, its …

Therapeutics in the pipeline targeting α-synuclein for Parkinson's disease

HG Jasutkar, SE Oh, MM Mouradian - Pharmacological reviews, 2022 - ASPET
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder and the
fastest growing neurologic disease in the world, yet no disease-modifying therapy is …

Therapeutic approaches to target alpha-synuclein pathology

P Brundin, KD Dave, JH Kordower - Experimental neurology, 2017 - Elsevier
Starting two decades ago with the discoveries of genetic links between alpha-synuclein and
Parkinson's disease risk and the identification of aggregated alpha-synuclein as the main …

The contribution of alpha synuclein to neuronal survival and function–Implications for Parkinson's disease

MJ Benskey, RG Perez… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aggregation of alpha synuclein (α‐syn) is a neuropathological feature that defines a
spectrum of disorders collectively termed synucleinopathies, and of these, Parkinson's …

[HTML][HTML] Exosome-mediated delivery of antisense oligonucleotides targeting α-synuclein ameliorates the pathology in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease

J Yang, S Luo, J Zhang, T Yu, Z Fu, Y Zheng, X Xu… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease.
Pathologically, PD is characterized by the formation of Lewy bodies (LBs) in the brain, which …

Pharmacological treatment of Parkinson's disease

I Zahoor, A Shafi, E Haq - Exon Publications, 2018 - exonpublications.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the common chronic degenerative conditions of the
nervous system. There is currently no cure for PD, but a number of drugs offer benefits in …

Functional and pathological effects of α-synuclein on synaptic SNARE complexes

V Gao, JA Briano, LE Komer, J Burré - Journal of molecular biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synuclein is an abundant protein at the neuronal synapse that has been
implicated in Parkinson's disease for over 25 years and characterizes the hallmark …