Protein misfolding and amyloid nucleation through liquid–liquid phase separation

S Mukherjee, M Poudyal, K Dave, P Kadu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is an emerging phenomenon in cell physiology and
diseases. The weak multivalent interaction prerequisite for LLPS is believed to be facilitated …

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 …

Liquid-liquid phase separation of α-synuclein: a new mechanistic insight for α-synuclein aggregation associated with Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

S Mukherjee, A Sakunthala, L Gadhe… - Journal of molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aberrant aggregation of the misfolded presynaptic protein, α-Synuclein (α-Syn) into Lewy
body (LB) and Lewy neuritis (LN) is a major pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease …

[HTML][HTML] The alterations and roles of glycosaminoglycans in human diseases

Q Wang, L Chi - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are a heterogeneous family of linear polysaccharides which
are composed of a repeating disaccharide unit. They are also linked to core proteins to form …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and functional insights into α-synuclein fibril polymorphism

S Mehra, L Gadhe, R Bera, AS Sawner, SK Maji - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Abnormal accumulation of aggregated α-synuclein (α-Syn) is seen in a variety of
neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple system atrophy …

The protein scaffolding functions of polyphosphate

J Guan, U Jakob - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP), the first high-energy compound on earth, defies its
extreme compositional and structural simplicity with an astoundingly wide array of biological …

Heparin induces α-synuclein to form new fibril polymorphs with attenuated neuropathology

Y Tao, Y Sun, S Lv, W **a, K Zhao, Q Xu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract α-Synuclein (α-syn), as a primary pathogenic protein in Parkinson's disease (PD)
and other synucleinopathies, exhibits a high potential to form polymorphic fibrils. Chemical …

Rational design of functional amyloid fibrillar assemblies

X Wang, S Zhang, J Zhang, Y Wang, X Jiang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Amyloid fibrillar assemblies, originally identified as pathological entities in
neurodegenerative diseases, have been widely adopted by various proteins to fulfill diverse …

[HTML][HTML] The role of extracellular matrix in human neurodegenerative diseases

P Pintér, A Alpár - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The dense neuropil of the central nervous system leaves only limited space for extracellular
substances free. The advent of immunohistochemistry, soon followed by advanced …

α-Synuclein conformational strains as drivers of phenotypic heterogeneity in neurodegenerative diseases

RWL So, JC Watts - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The synucleinopathies, which include Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and
multiple system atrophy, are a class of human neurodegenerative disorders unified by the …