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FK506 binding protein 12 differentially accelerates fibril formation of wild type alpha-synuclein and its clinical mutants A30P or A53T.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Jul 2008
Gerard Melanie, Debyser Zeger, Desender Linda, Baert Johan, Brandt Inger, Baekelandt Veerle, Engelborghs Yves
Abstract excerpt
Aggregation of alpha-synuclein (alpha-SYN) plays a key role in Parkinson's disease. We have previously shown that aggregation of alpha-SYN in vitro is accelerated by addition of FK506 binding proteins (FKBP) and that this effect can be counteracted by FK506, a specific inhibitor of these enzymes....
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