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Non-motor parkinsonian pathology in aging A53T α-synuclein mice is associated with progressive synucleinopathy and altered enzymatic function.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Feb 2014
Farrell Kaitlin F, Krishnamachari Sesha, Villanueva Ernesto, Lou Haiyan, Alerte Tshianda N M, Peet Eloise, Drolet Robert E, Perez Ruth G
Abstract excerpt
Aging, the main risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD), is associated with increased α-synuclein levels in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). Excess α-synuclein spurs Lewy-like pathology and dysregulates the activity of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). PP2A dephosphorylates many neuroproteins, including the catecholamine rate-limiting enzyme, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). A loss of nigral dopaminergic neurons...
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