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Extracellular α-synuclein induces sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor subtype 1 uncoupled from inhibitory G-protein leaving β-arrestin signal intact.
Scientific reports - 16 Mar 2017
Zhang Lifang, Okada Taro, Badawy Shaymaa Mohamed Mohadmed, Hirai Chihoko, Kajimoto Taketoshi, Nakamura Shun-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. The presence of α-synuclein (α-Syn)-positive intracytoplasmic inclusions, known as Lewy bodies, is the cytopathological hallmark of PD. Increasing bodies of evidence suggest that cell-to-cell transmission of α-Syn plays a role in the progression of PD. Although extracellular α-Syn is known to cause abnormal cell motility, the precise...
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