Structure, function and toxicity of alpha‐synuclein: the Bermuda triangle in synucleinopathies
A Villar‐Piqué, T Lopes da Fonseca… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of currently incurable neurodegenerative disorders
characterized by the misfolding and accumulation of alpha‐synuclein aggregates that are …
characterized by the misfolding and accumulation of alpha‐synuclein aggregates that are …
Alpha-synuclein: from early synaptic dysfunction to neurodegeneration
V Ghiglieri, V Calabrese, P Calabresi - Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over the last two decades, many experimental and clinical studies have provided solid
evidence that alpha-synuclein (α-syn), a small, natively unfolded protein, is closely related to …
evidence that alpha-synuclein (α-syn), a small, natively unfolded protein, is closely related to …
Ion channel formation by amyloid-β42 oligomers but not amyloid-β40 in cellular membranes
DC Bode, MD Baker, JH Viles - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2017 - ASBMB
A central hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the presence of extracellular amyloid plaques
chiefly consisting of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain interstitium. Aβ largely exists in two …
chiefly consisting of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain interstitium. Aβ largely exists in two …
α-Synuclein fibrils subvert lysosome structure and function for the propagation of protein misfolding between cells through tunneling nanotubes
A Dilsizoglu Senol, M Samarani, S Syan… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn) aggregates in specific brain regions is a hallmark of
synucleinopathies including Parkinson disease (PD). α-Syn aggregates propagate in a …
synucleinopathies including Parkinson disease (PD). α-Syn aggregates propagate in a …
[HTML][HTML] Oligomeric α-Syn and SNARE complex proteins in peripheral extracellular vesicles of neural origin are biomarkers for Parkinson's disease
C Agliardi, M Meloni, FR Guerini, M Zanzottera… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Blood-based biomarkers are needed to be used as easy, reproducible, and non-invasive
tools for the diagnosis and prognosis of chronic neurodegenerative disorders including …
tools for the diagnosis and prognosis of chronic neurodegenerative disorders including …
α-Synuclein oligomers induce glutamate release from astrocytes and excessive extrasynaptic NMDAR activity in neurons, thus contributing to synapse loss
Synaptic and neuronal loss are major neuropathological characteristics of Parkinson's
disease. Misfolded protein aggregates in the form of Lewy bodies, comprised mainly of α …
disease. Misfolded protein aggregates in the form of Lewy bodies, comprised mainly of α …
Mimicking the mammalian plasma membrane: An overview of lipid membrane models for biophysical studies
A Luchini, G Vitiello - Biomimetics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cell membranes are very complex biological systems including a large variety of lipids and
proteins. Therefore, they are difficult to extract and directly investigate with biophysical …
proteins. Therefore, they are difficult to extract and directly investigate with biophysical …
Imaging Amyloid‐β Membrane Interactions: Ion‐Channel Pores and Lipid‐Bilayer Permeability in Alzheimer's Disease
JH Viles - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The accumulation of the amyloid‐β peptides (Aβ) is central to the development of
Alzheimer's disease. The mechanism by which Aβ triggers a cascade of events that leads to …
Alzheimer's disease. The mechanism by which Aβ triggers a cascade of events that leads to …
Spreading of α-synuclein and tau: A systematic comparison of the mechanisms involved
E Vasili, A Dominguez-Meijide… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are age-associated
neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the misfolding and aggregation of alpha …
neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the misfolding and aggregation of alpha …
Lipids at the crossroad of α-synuclein function and dysfunction: biological and pathological implications
NP Alza, PA Iglesias González, MA Conde… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Since its discovery, the study of the biological role of α-synuclein and its pathological
implications has been the subject of increasing interest. The propensity to adopt different …
implications has been the subject of increasing interest. The propensity to adopt different …