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Steady-State Kinetics of α-Synuclein Ferrireductase Activity Identifies the Catalytically Competent Species.
Biochemistry - 16 May 2017
McDowall Jennifer S, Ntai Ioanna, Hake Jonathon, Whitley Paul R, Mason Jody M, Pudney Christopher R, Brown David R
Abstract excerpt
α-Synuclein (α-syn) is a cytosolic protein known for its association with neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies. The potential cellular function of α-synuclein may be of consequence for understanding the pathogenesis of such diseases. Previous work has suggested that α-synuclein can catalyze the reduction of iron as a ferrireductase. We performed a detailed analysis...
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