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Trehalose inhibits fibrillation of A53T mutant alpha-synuclein and disaggregates existing fibrils.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics - 15 Jul 2012
Yu Wen-Bo, Jiang Teng, Lan Dan-Mei, Lu Jia-Hong, Yue Zhen-Yu, Wang Jian, Zhou Ping
Abstract excerpt
The aggregation of alpha-synuclein (AS) is pivotally implicated in the development of Parkinson's disease (PD), inhibiting this process might be effective in treating PD. Here, by using circular dichroism spectroscopy, thioflavin T fluorescence, and atomic force microscopy, we found that trehalose at low concentration disaggregates preformed A53T AS protofibrils and fibrils into small aggregates or even random...
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