Navigating through the complexities of synucleinopathies: insights into pathogenesis, heterogeneity, and future perspectives

DF Lázaro, VMY Lee - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
The aggregation of alpha-synuclein (aSyn) represents a neuropathological hallmark
observed in a group of neurodegenerative disorders collectively known as …

[HTML][HTML] Rich phase separation behavior of biomolecules

Y Shin - Molecules and cells, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase separation is a thermodynamic process leading to the formation of compositionally
distinct phases. For the past few years, numerous works have shown that biomolecular …

Distinct tau and alpha-synuclein molecular signatures in Alzheimer's disease with and without Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with dementia

BL van der Gaag, NAC Deshayes, JJP Breve… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) pathology is present in approximately 50% of Alzheimer's disease
(AD) cases at autopsy and might impact the age-of-onset and disease progression in AD …

RNA G-quadruplexes form scaffolds that promote neuropathological α-synuclein aggregation

K Matsuo, S Asamitsu, K Maeda, H Suzuki… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple
system atrophy, are triggered by α-synuclein aggregation, triggering progressive …

Ischemic stroke causes Parkinson's disease-like pathology and symptoms in transgenic mice overexpressing alpha-synuclein

S Lohmann, J Grigoletto, ME Bernis, V Pesch… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
The etiology of Parkinson's disease is poorly understood and is most commonly associated
with advancing age, genetic predisposition, or environmental toxins. Epidemiological …

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 …

Compartmentalization of soluble endocytic proteins in synaptic vesicle clusters by phase separation

T Yoshida, K Takenaka, H Sakamoto, Y Kojima… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Synaptic vesicle (SV) clusters, which reportedly result from synapsin's capacity to undergo
liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), constitute the structural basis for neurotransmission …

Protein nanocondensates: the next frontier

PL Toledo, AR Gianotti, DS Vazquez, MR Ermácora - Biophysical Reviews, 2023 - Springer
Over the past decade, myriads of studies have highlighted the central role of protein
condensation in subcellular compartmentalization and spatiotemporal organization of …

A multi-tasking polypeptide from bloodworm jaws: Catalyst, template, and copolymer in film formation

WR Wonderly, TTD Nguyen, KG Malollari, D DeMartini… - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Bloodworm jaws are composites of protein, melanin, and both mineral and ionic copper. To
date, nanomechanical tests have correlated the ionic copper and melanin with hardness …

[HTML][HTML] Solid-to-liquid phase transition in the dissolution of cytosolic misfolded-protein aggregates

A Tomaszewski, R Wang, E Sandoval, J Zhu, J Liu, R Li - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Accumulation of protein aggregates is a hallmark of cellular aging and degenerative
disorders. This could result from either increased protein misfolding and aggregation or …