Cryo-EM structures of pathogenic fibrils and their impact on neurodegenerative disease research

TW Todd, NN Islam, CN Cook, TR Caulfield… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are commonly associated with the formation of aberrant
protein aggregates within the brain, and ultrastructural analyses have revealed that the …

Residues 2 to 7 of α-synuclein regulate amyloid formation via lipid-dependent and lipid-independent pathways

KM Dewison, B Rowlinson, JM Machin… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Amyloid formation by α-synuclein (αSyn) occurs in Parkinson's disease, multiple system
atrophy, and dementia with Lewy bodies. Deciphering the residues that regulate αSyn …

α-Synuclein propagation leads to synaptic abnormalities in the cortex through microglial synapse phagocytosis

D Pérez-Acuña, SJ Shin, KH Rhee, SJ Kim, SJ Lee - Molecular brain, 2023 - Springer
The major neuropathologic feature of Parkinson's disease is the presence of widespread
intracellular inclusions of α-synuclein known as Lewy bodies. Evidence suggests that these …

[HTML][HTML] From Basic Mechanisms and Cellular Machineries to AI Solutions in Protein Folding: Residues 2 to 7 of α-synuclein regulate amyloid formation via lipid …

KM Dewison, B Rowlinson, JM Machin… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In Vitro. The bioinformatic analyses conducted in our previous study that identified P1
(residues 36 to 42) and P2 (residues 45 to 57) as important regulatory regions for αSyn …

Exploring the Interaction of Human α-Synuclein with Polyethylene Nanoplastics: Insights from Computational Modeling and Experimental Corroboration

N Tripathi, F Saudrais, M Rysak, L Pieri, S Pin… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Plastics, particularly microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NP), have become major
environmental and health concerns due to their high chemical stability. The highly …

Residues 2-7 of alpha-synuclein regulate amyloid formation via lipid-dependent and-independent pathways

KM Dewison, B Rowlinson, JM Machin, JA Crossley… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Amyloid formation by alpha-synuclein (alphaSyn) occurs in Parkinsons disease, multiple
system atrophy, and dementia with Lewy bodies. Deciphering the residues that regulate …

Global kinetic model of lipid-induced alpha-synuclein aggregation and its inhibition by small molecules

A Stevenson, R Staats, AJ Dear, D Voderholzer… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The aggregation of alpha-synuclein into amyloid fibrils is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease.
This process has been shown to directly involve interactions between proteins and lipid …

Studies on Retina-to-Brain spreading of α-synuclein pathology and cortical synaptic dysfunction in a propagation model of Parkinsons disease

다야나 - 2024 - s-space.snu.ac.kr
Parkinsons disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein in the brain that triggers a series of neuropathological …