Scattering-based light microscopy: from metal nanoparticles to single proteins

L Priest, JS Peters, P Kukura - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Our ability to detect, image, and quantify nanoscopic objects and molecules with visible light
has undergone dramatic improvements over the past few decades. While fluorescence has …

Phosphatidylserine, inflammation, and central nervous system diseases

X Ma, X Li, W Wang, M Zhang, B Yang… - Frontiers in aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Phosphatidylserine (PS) is an anionic phospholipid in the eukaryotic membrane and is
abundant in the brain. Accumulated studies have revealed that PS is involved in the multiple …

Advances in understanding the function of alpha-synuclein: Implications for Parkinson's disease

P Calabresi, G Di Lazzaro, G Marino, F Campanelli… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The critical role of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease represents a pivotal discovery.
Some progress has been made over recent years in identifying disease-modifying therapies …

PARK Genes Link Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Alpha-Synuclein Pathology in Sporadic Parkinson's Disease

W Li, YH Fu, GM Halliday, CM Sue - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions of
people worldwide. The disease is characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic …

Lipid metabolism influence on neurodegenerative disease progression: is the vehicle as important as the cargo?

RE Estes, B Lin, A Khera, MY Davis - Frontiers in molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Many neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by abnormal protein aggregates,
including the two most common neurodegenerative diseases Alzheimer's disease (AD) and …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress and synaptic dysfunction in rodent models of Parkinson's disease

P Imbriani, G Martella, P Bonsi, A Pisani - Neurobiology of disease, 2022 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multifactorial disorder involving a complex interplay between a
variety of genetic and environmental factors. In this scenario, mitochondrial impairment and …

Time-Resolved Inspection of Ionizable Lipid-Facilitated Lipid Nanoparticle Disintegration and Cargo Release at an Early Endosomal Membrane Mimic

N Aliakbarinodehi, S Niederkofler, G Emilsson… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Advances in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) design have contributed notably to the emergence of
the current clinically approved mRNA-based vaccines and are of high relevance for …

An update on the critical role of α-synuclein in Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies: From tissue to cellular and molecular levels

IN Serratos, E Hernández-Pérez, C Campos… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
The aggregation of alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) plays a critical role in the development of
Parkinson's disease (PD) and other synucleinopathies. α-Syn, which is encoded by the …

Lipid-driven condensation and interfacial ordering of FUS

S Chatterjee, D Maltseva, Y Kan, E Hosseini… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Protein condensation into liquid-like structures is critical for cellular compartmentalization,
RNA processing, and stress response. Research on protein condensation has primarily …