[HTML][HTML] Telomeres: history, health, and hallmarks of aging

D Chakravarti, KA LaBella, RA DePinho - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The escalating social and economic burden of an aging world population has placed aging
research at center stage. The hallmarks of aging comprise diverse molecular mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] The HSP90 family: structure, regulation, function, and implications in health and disease

A Hoter, ME El-Sabban, HY Naim - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The mammalian HSP90 family of proteins is a cluster of highly conserved molecules that are
involved in myriad cellular processes. Their distribution in various cellular compartments …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting alpha-synuclein as a therapy for Parkinson's disease

CR Fields, N Bengoa-Vergniory… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders with a
global burden of approximately 6.1 million patients. Alpha-synuclein has been linked to both …

α-Synuclein misfolding and aggregation: Implications in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

S Mehra, S Sahay, SK Maji - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-Syn) has been extensively studied for its structural and biophysical
properties owing to its pathophysiological role in Parkinson's disease (PD). Lewy bodies …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-synuclein aggregation pathway in Parkinson's disease: current status and novel therapeutic approaches

M Vidović, MG Rikalovic - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Following Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second-most common
neurodegenerative disorder, sharing an unclear pathophysiology, a multifactorial profile …

[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 …

The role of oxidative stress in Parkinson's disease

V Dias, E Junn, MM Mouradian - Journal of Parkinson's …, 2013 - content.iospress.com
Oxidative stress plays an important role in the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in
Parkinson's disease (PD). Disruptions in the physiologic maintenance of the redox potential …

The many faces of α-synuclein: from structure and toxicity to therapeutic target

HA Lashuel, CR Overk, A Oueslati… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
Disorders characterized by α-synuclein (α-syn) accumulation, Lewy body formation and
parkinsonism (and in some cases dementia) are collectively known as Lewy body diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Protein quality control by molecular chaperones in neurodegeneration

A Ciechanover, YT Kwon - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Protein homeostasis (proteostasis) requires the timely degradation of misfolded proteins and
their aggregates by protein quality control (PQC), of which molecular chaperones are an …

[HTML][HTML] α-Synuclein misfolding and Parkinson's disease

L Breydo, JW Wu, VN Uversky - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis …, 2012 - Elsevier
Substantial evidence links α-synuclein, a small highly conserved presynaptic protein with
unknown function, to both familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). α-Synuclein has …