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Molecular characteristics of porcine alpha-synuclein splicing variants.
Biochimie - 1 Jan 2021
Larsen Knud, Bæk Rikke, Sahin Cagla, Kjær Lars, Christiansen Gunna, Nielsen Janni, Farajzadeh Leila, Otzen Daniel E
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Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is a 140 amino acid, intrinsically disordered protein with a potential role in neurotransmitter vesicle release. The protein is natively unfolded under physiological conditions, and is expressed predominantly in neural tissue. α-syn is associated with neuropathological conditions in Parkinson's disease, where the protein misfolds into oligomers and fibrils resulting in aggregates in Lewy...
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