Alpha-synuclein research: defining strategic moves in the battle against Parkinson's disease

LMA Oliveira, T Gasser, R Edwards… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
With the advent of the genetic era in Parkinson's disease (PD) research in 1997, α-synuclein
was identified as an important player in a complex neurodegenerative disease that affects> …

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) …

The Parkinson's disease protein alpha-synuclein is a modulator of processing bodies and mRNA stability

E Hallacli, C Kayatekin, S Nazeen, XH Wang… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Alpha-synuclein (αS) is a conformationally plastic protein that reversibly binds to cellular
membranes. It aggregates and is genetically linked to Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we …

Two new polymorphic structures of human full-length alpha-synuclein fibrils solved by cryo-electron microscopy

R Guerrero-Ferreira, NMI Taylor, AA Arteni, P Kumari… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Intracellular inclusions rich in alpha-synuclein are a hallmark of several neuropathological
diseases including Parkinson's disease (PD). Previously, we reported the structure of alpha …

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 …

Regulation of PRKN-independent mitophagy

P Terešak, A Lapao, N Subic, P Boya, Z Elazar… - Autophagy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Mitochondria are dynamic, multifunctional cellular organelles that play a fundamental role in
maintaining cellular homeostasis. Keeping the quality of mitochondria in check is of …

Understanding protein adsorption phenomena at solid surfaces

M Rabe, D Verdes, S Seeger - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2011 - Elsevier
Protein adsorption at solid surfaces plays a key role in many natural processes and has
therefore promoted a widespread interest in many research areas. Despite considerable …

Biophysical processes underlying cross-seeding in amyloid aggregation and implications in amyloid pathology

MI Ivanova, Y Lin, YH Lee, J Zheng… - Biophysical chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abnormal aggregation of proteins into filamentous aggregates commonly associates with
many diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and type-2 diabetes …

Curcumin and its derivatives: their application in neuropharmacology and neuroscience in the 21st century

WH Lee, CY Loo, M Bebawy, F Luk… - Current …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a polyphenol extracted from the plant Curcuma longa, is
widely used in Southeast Asia, China and India in food preparation and for medicinal …

The role of lipids in Parkinson's disease

H Xicoy, B Wieringa, GJM Martens - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive
loss of dopaminergic neurons from the nigrostriatal pathway, formation of Lewy bodies, and …