[HTML][HTML] Phase separation and neurodegenerative diseases: a disturbance in the force

A Zbinden, M Pérez-Berlanga, P De Rossi… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Protein aggregation is the main hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases. Many proteins
found in pathological inclusions are known to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation, a …

[HTML][HTML] The role of α-synuclein oligomers in Parkinson's disease

X Du, X Xie, R Liu - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
α-synuclein (α-syn) is a protein associated with the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease
(PD), the second most common neurodegeneration disease with no effective treatment …

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) …

α‐synuclein oligomers and fibrils: a spectrum of species, a spectrum of toxicities

P Alam, L Bousset, R Melki… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This review article provides an overview of the different species that α‐synuclein aggregates
can populate. It also attempts to reconcile conflicting views regarding the cytotoxic roles of …

A practical review of proteasome pharmacology

TA Thibaudeau, DM Smith - Pharmacological reviews, 2019 - ASPET
The ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) degrades individual proteins in a highly regulated
fashion and is responsible for the degradation of misfolded, damaged, or unneeded cellular …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding dopaminergic cell death pathways in Parkinson disease

PP Michel, EC Hirsch, S Hunot - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
Parkinson disease (PD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder, the etiology of which
remains largely unknown. Progressive impairment of voluntary motor control, which …

[HTML][HTML] A common mechanism of proteasome impairment by neurodegenerative disease-associated oligomers

TA Thibaudeau, RT Anderson, DM Smith - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Protein accumulation and aggregation with a concomitant loss of proteostasis often
contribute to neurodegenerative diseases, and the ubiquitin–proteasome system plays a …

[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] Linking environmental risk factors with epigenetic mechanisms in Parkinson's disease

M Tsalenchuk, SM Gentleman, SJ Marzi - npj Parkinson's Disease, 2023 - nature.com
Sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, with a
complex risk structure thought to be influenced by interactions between genetic variants and …

[HTML][HTML] The Hsp70/Hsp90 chaperone machinery in neurodegenerative diseases

RE Lackie, A Maciejewski, VG Ostapchenko… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the human brain is one of the critical features of
many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Assembles of beta …