Aggregation and beyond: Alpha-synuclein-based biomarkers in synucleinopathies

A Chopra, TF Outeiro - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Parkinson's disease is clinically known for the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the
substantia nigra pars compacta and accumulation of intraneuronal cytoplasmic inclusions …

Serine-129 phosphorylation of α-synuclein is an activity-dependent trigger for physiologic protein-protein interactions and synaptic function

LA Parra-Rivas, K Madhivanan, BD Aulston, L Wang… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Phosphorylation of α-synuclein at the serine-129 site (α-syn Ser129P) is an established
pathologic hallmark of synucleinopathies and a therapeutic target. In physiologic states, only …

Current insights and assumptions on α-synuclein in Lewy body disease

RK Leak, RN Clark, M Abbas, F Xu, JL Brodsky… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Lewy body disorders are heterogeneous neurological conditions defined by intracellular
inclusions composed of misshapen α-synuclein protein aggregates. Although α-synuclein …

Nuclear aggregates of NONO/SFPQ and A-to-I-edited RNA in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

NR Belur, BI Bustos, SJ Lubbe, JR Mazzulli - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are commonly classified as proteinopathies that are defined by
the aggregation of a specific protein. Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy …

Neuronal SNCA transcription during Lewy body formation

T Kon, SL Forrest, S Lee, I Martinez‑Valbuena… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2023 - Springer
Misfolded α-synuclein (α-syn) is believed to contribute to neurodegeneration in Lewy body
disease (LBD) based on considerable evidence including a gene-dosage effect observed in …

Alpha‐synuclein promotes PRMT5‐mediated H4R3me2s histone methylation by interacting with the BAF complex

T Nakamura, N Sugeno, T Hasegawa… - The FEBS …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
α‐Synuclein (αS) is a key molecule in the pathomechanism of Parkinson's disease. Most
studies on αS to date have focused on its function in the neuronal cytosol, but its action in …

MJF-14 proximity ligation assay detects early non-inclusion alpha-synuclein pathology with enhanced specificity and sensitivity

NM Jensen, YH Fu, C Betzer, H Li, S Elfarrash… - npj Parkinson's …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract α-Synuclein proximity ligation assay (PLA) has proved a sensitive technique for
detection of non-Lewy body α-synuclein aggregate pathology. Here, we describe the MJF …

Targeting α-synuclein post-translational modifications in Parkinson's disease

JB Canever, ES Soares, NCP de Avelar… - Behavioural Brain …, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive
loss of dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal pathway. Although the exact mechanisms …

Fiber deprivation and microbiome-borne curli shift gut bacterial populations and accelerate disease in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease

KJ Schmit, P Garcia, A Sciortino, VTE Aho… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder characterized by motor dysfunction,
dopaminergic neuron loss, and alpha-synuclein (αSyn) inclusions. Many PD risk factors are …

Alpha-synuclein aggregates are phosphatase resistant

SG Choi, T Tittle, D Garcia-Prada, JH Kordower… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2024 - Springer
Alpha-synuclein (αsyn) is an intrinsically disordered protein that aggregates in the brain in
several neurodegenerative diseases collectively called synucleinopathies. Phosphorylation …