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Hsp70 chaperone blocks α-synuclein oligomer formation via a novel engagement mechanism.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Jan 2000
Tao Jiahui, Berthet Amandine, Citron Y Rose, Tsiolaki Paraskevi L, Stanley Robert, Gestwicki Jason E, Agard David A, McConlogue Lisa
Abstract excerpt
Overexpression and aggregation of α-synuclein (ASyn) are linked to the onset and pathology of Parkinson's disease and related synucleinopathies. Elevated levels of the stress-induced chaperone Hsp70 protect against ASyn misfolding and ASyn-driven neurodegeneration in cell and animal models, yet there is minimal mechanistic understanding of this important protective pathway. It is generally assumed that Hsp70...
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