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 …

Electrochemistry of nonconjugated proteins and glycoproteins. Toward sensors for biomedicine and glycomics

E Paleček, J Tkáč, M Bartosik, T Bertók… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The present advances in biology are related to progress in genomics, proteomics, and other
“-omics”, including glycomics, working with a large amount of data regarding human and …

Direct observation of the interconversion of normal and toxic forms of α-synuclein

N Cremades, SIA Cohen, E Deas, AY Abramov… - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
Here, we use single-molecule techniques to study the aggregation of α-synuclein, the
protein whose misfolding and deposition is associated with Parkinson's disease. We identify …

Different species of α-synuclein oligomers induce calcium influx and seeding

KM Danzer, D Haasen, AR Karow… - Journal of …, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
Aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn) has been linked to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's
disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative diseases. Increasing evidence suggests that …

Simulation studies of amyloidogenic polypeptides and their aggregates

IM Ilie, A Caflisch - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Amyloids, fibrillar assembly of (poly) peptide chains, are associated with neurodegenerative
illnesses such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, for which there are no cures. The …

The emerging role of α-synuclein truncation in aggregation and disease

ZA Sorrentino, BI Giasson - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
α-Synuclein (αsyn) is an abundant brain neuronal protein that can misfold and polymerize to
form toxic fibrils coalescing into pathologic inclusions in neurodegenerative diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Atomic force microscopy for single molecule characterisation of protein aggregation

FS Ruggeri, T Šneideris, M Vendruscolo… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of atomic force microscopy (AFM) has opened up a wide range of novel
opportunities in nanoscience and new modalities of observation in complex biological …

Impact of the acidic C-terminal region comprising amino acids 109− 140 on α-synuclein aggregation in vitro

W Hoyer, D Cherny, V Subramaniam, TM Jovin - Biochemistry, 2004 - ACS Publications
The aggregation of α-synuclein, involved in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative
disorders such as Parkinson's disease, is enhanced in vitro by biogenic polyamines binding …

Effects of serine 129 phosphorylation on α-synuclein aggregation, membrane association, and internalization

F Samuel, WP Flavin, S Iqbal, C Pacelli… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
Although trace levels of phosphorylated α-synuclein (α-syn) are detectable in normal brains,
nearly all α-syn accumulated within Lewy bodies in Parkinson disease brains is …

Direct observation of heterogeneous amyloid fibril growth kinetics via two-color super-resolution microscopy

D Pinotsi, AK Buell, C Galvagnion, CM Dobson… - Nano …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly of normally soluble proteins into fibrillar amyloid structures is associated
with a range of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases …