α-synuclein toxicity in neurodegeneration: mechanism and therapeutic strategies

YC Wong, D Krainc - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
Alterations in α-synuclein dosage lead to familial Parkinson's disease (PD), and its
accumulation results in synucleinopathies that include PD, dementia with Lewy bodies …

[HTML][HTML] α-Synuclein misfolding and Parkinson's disease

L Breydo, JW Wu, VN Uversky - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis …, 2012 - Elsevier
Substantial evidence links α-synuclein, a small highly conserved presynaptic protein with
unknown function, to both familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). α-Synuclein has …

The Lewy body in Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders

K Wakabayashi, K Tanji, S Odagiri, Y Miki, F Mori… - Molecular …, 2013 - Springer
The histopathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the presence of fibrillar
aggregates referred to as Lewy bodies (LBs), in which α-synuclein is a major constituent …

The prion-like spreading of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease: update on models and hypotheses

A Jan, NP Gonçalves, CB Vaegter, PH Jensen… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pathological aggregation of the presynaptic protein α-synuclein (α-syn) and propagation
through synaptically coupled neuroanatomical tracts is increasingly thought to underlie the …

The Lewy body in Parkinson's disease: molecules implicated in the formation and degradation of α‐synuclein aggregates

K Wakabayashi, K Tanji, F Mori, H Takahashi - Neuropathology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The histological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the presence of fibrillar aggregates
called Lewy bodies (LBs). LB formation has been considered to be a marker for neuronal …

Multiple system atrophy: an oligodendroglioneural synucleinopathy

KA Jellinger - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is an orphan, fatal, adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder of
uncertain etiology that is clinically characterized by various combinations of parkinsonism …

Understanding amphisomes

D Ganesan, Q Cai - biochemical journal, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Amphisomes are intermediate/hybrid organelles produced through the fusion of endosomes
with autophagosomes within cells. Amphisome formation is an essential step during a …

Neuropathology, biochemistry, and biophysics of α‐synuclein aggregation

VN Uversky - Journal of neurochemistry, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aggregation of α‐synuclein, an abundant and conserved pre‐synaptic brain protein, is
implicated as a critical factor in several neurodegenerative diseases. These diseases …

Multiple system atrophy-associated oligodendroglial protein p25α stimulates formation of novel α-synuclein strain with enhanced neurodegenerative potential

N Ferreira, H Gram, ZA Sorrentino, E Gregersen… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Pathology consisting of intracellular aggregates of alpha-Synuclein (α-Syn) spread through
the nervous system in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's …

Multiple system atrophy: an update

N Stefanova, P Bücke, S Duerr, GK Wenning - The Lancet Neurology, 2009 - thelancet.com
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a sporadic and rapidly progressive neurodegenerative
disorder that presents with autonomic failure in combination with parkinsonism or cerebellar …