In-cell structural biology by NMR: the benefits of the atomic scale

FX Theillet - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
In-cell structural biology aims at extracting structural information about proteins or nucleic
acids in their native, cellular environment. This emerging field holds great promise and is …

Cell biology and pathophysiology of α-synuclein

J Burré, M Sharma, TC Südhof - Cold Spring …, 2018 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
α-Synuclein is an abundant neuronal protein that is highly enriched in presynaptic nerve
terminals. Genetics and neuropathology studies link α-synuclein to Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Structural disorder of monomeric α-synuclein persists in mammalian cells

FX Theillet, A Binolfi, B Bekei, A Martorana, HM Rose… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Intracellular aggregation of the human amyloid protein α-synuclein is causally linked to
Parkinson's disease. While the isolated protein is intrinsically disordered, its native structure …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-synuclein oligomers: a new hope

N Bengoa-Vergniory, RF Roberts, R Wade-Martins… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
Alpha-synuclein is a protein implicated in Parkinson's disease and thought to be one of the
main pathological drivers in the disease, although it remains unclear how this protein elicits …

[HTML][HTML] The synaptic function of α-synuclein

J Burré - Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2015 - content.iospress.com
Abstract α-Synuclein is an abundant neuronal protein which localizes predominantly to
presynaptic terminals, and is strongly linked genetically and pathologically to Parkinson's …

Radio signals from live cells: the coming of age of in-cell solution NMR

E Luchinat, M Cremonini, L Banci - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A detailed knowledge of the complex processes that make cells and organisms alive is
fundamental in order to understand diseases and to develop novel drugs and therapeutic …

Intrinsically disordered proteins and intrinsically disordered protein regions

CJ Oldfield, AK Dunker - Annual review of biochemistry, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and IDP regions fail to form a stable structure, yet
they exhibit biological activities. Their mobile flexibility and structural instability are encoded …

Introducing protein intrinsic disorder

J Habchi, P Tompa, S Longhi, VN Uversky - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Proteins are the major component of the living cell. They play crucial roles in the
maintenance of life, and their dysfunctions are known to cause different pathologies. One of …

Advanced techniques for detecting protein misfolding and aggregation in cellular environments

Y Bai, S Zhang, H Dong, Y Liu, C Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation, a key contributor to the progression of numerous
neurodegenerative diseases, results in functional deficiencies and the creation of harmful …

[HTML][HTML] Physicochemical properties of cells and their effects on intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs)

FX Theillet, A Binolfi, T Frembgen-Kesner… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
It has long been axiomatic that a protein's structure determines its function. Intrinsically
disordered proteins (IDPs) and disordered protein regions (IDRs) defy this structure …