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Inhibiting α-synuclein oligomerization by stable cell-penetrating β-synuclein fragments recovers phenotype of Parkinson's disease model flies.
PloS one - 10 Nov 2010
Shaltiel-Karyo Ronit, Frenkel-Pinter Moran, Egoz-Matia Nirit, Frydman-Marom Anat, Shalev Deborah E, Segal Daniel, Gazit Ehud
Abstract excerpt
The intracellular oligomerization of α-synuclein is associated with Parkinson's disease and appears to be an important target for disease-modifying treatment. Yet, to date, there is no specific inhibitor for this aggregation process. Using unbiased systematic peptide array analysis, we identified molecular interaction domains within the β-synuclein polypeptide that specifically binds α-synuclein. Adding such...
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