The Close Encounter Between Alpha-Synuclein and Mitochondria

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The presynaptic protein alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is unequivocally linked to the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). Not only it is the major component of amyloid fibrils found in Lewy bodies but mutations and duplication/triplication in its gene are responsible for the onset of familial autosomal dominant forms of PD. Nevertheless, the precise mechanisms leading to neuronal degeneration are not fully...

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