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Mechanism of membrane interaction and disruption by α-synuclein.
Journal of the American Chemical Society - 7 Dec 2011
Reynolds Nicholas P, Soragni Alice, Rabe Michael, Verdes Dorinel, Liverani Ennio, Handschin Stephan, Riek Roland, Seeger Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease is a common progressive neurodegenerative condition, characterized by the deposition of amyloid fibrils as Lewy bodies in the substantia nigra of affected individuals. These insoluble aggregates predominantly consist of the protein α-synuclein. There is increasing evidence suggesting that the aggregation of α-synuclein is influenced by lipid membranes and, vice versa, the membrane integrity is...
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