Alpha-synuclein: from secretion to dysfunction and death

Human α-synuclein modulates vesicle trafficking through its interaction with prenylated Rab acceptor protein 1

(2011) Hak Joo Lee et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Dopamine promotes formation and secretion of non-fibrillar alpha-synuclein oligomers

(2011) He-Jin Lee et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

α-Synuclein propagates from mouse brain to grafted dopaminergic neurons and seeds aggregation in cultured human cells

(2011) Christian Hansen et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

α-Synuclein oligomers oppose long-term potentiation and impair memory through a calcineurin-dependent mechanism: relevance to human synucleopathic diseases

(2011) Zane S. Martin et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Imputation of sequence variants for identification of genetic risks for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

(2011)   LANCET

α-Synuclein occurs physiologically as a helically folded tetramer that resists aggregation

(2011) Tim Bartels et al.   NATURE

Lysosomal dysfunction increases exosome-mediated alpha-synuclein release and transmission

(2011) Lydia Alvarez-Erviti et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE

Alpha-synuclein release by neurons activates the inflammatory response in a microglial cell line

(2011) Lydia Alvarez-Erviti et al.   NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

The AAA-ATPase VPS4 Regulates Extracellular Secretion and Lysosomal Targeting of α-Synuclein

(2011) Takafumi Hasegawa et al.   PLoS One

In vivo demonstration that  -synuclein oligomers are toxic

(2011) B. Winner et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The synaptic pathology of α-synuclein aggregation in dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s disease dementia

(2010) Walter J. Schulz-Schaeffer   ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA

SNARE protein redistribution and synaptic failure in a transgenic mouse model of Parkinson’s disease

(2010) Pablo Garcia-Reitböck et al.   BRAIN

α-Synuclein sequesters arachidonic acid to modulate SNARE-mediated exocytosis

(2010) Frédéric Darios et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Heat-shock protein 70 modulates toxic extracellular α-synuclein oligomers and rescues trans-synaptic toxicity

(2010) Karin M. Danzer et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Direct Transfer of α-Synuclein from Neuron to Astroglia Causes Inflammatory Responses in Synucleinopathies

(2010) He-Jin Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Aggregation of α-Synuclein in S. cerevisiae is Associated with Defects in Endosomal Trafficking and Phospholipid Biosynthesis

(2010) James H. Soper et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE

A Pathologic Cascade Leading to Synaptic Dysfunction in  -Synuclein-Induced Neurodegeneration

(2010) D. A. Scott et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Cell-Produced  -Synuclein Is Secreted in a Calcium-Dependent Manner by Exosomes and Impacts Neuronal Survival

(2010) E. Emmanouilidou et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

α-Synuclein Delays Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)-to-Golgi Transport in Mammalian Cells by Antagonizing ER/Golgi SNAREs

(2010) Nandhakumar Thayanidhi et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Increased Expression of α-Synuclein Reduces Neurotransmitter Release by Inhibiting Synaptic Vesicle Reclustering after Endocytosis

(2010) Venu M. Nemani et al.   NEURON

Glial Innate Immunity Generated by Non-Aggregated Alpha-Synuclein in Mouse: Differences between Wild-type and Parkinson's Disease-Linked Mutants

(2010) Cintia Roodveldt et al.   PLoS One

   -Synuclein triple knockout mice reveal age-dependent neuronal dysfunction

(2010) B. Greten-Harrison et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 -Synuclein Promotes SNARE-Complex Assembly in Vivo and in Vitro

(2010) J. Burre et al.   SCIENCE

SNCAvariants are associated with increased risk for multiple system atrophy

(2009) Sonja W. Scholz et al.   ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY

In vivo imaging of synaptic function in the central nervous system

(2009) Susanne Nikolaus et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

The genetics of Parkinson's syndromes: a critical review

(2009) John Hardy et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Pre-fibrillar α-synuclein variants with impaired β-structure increase neurotoxicity in Parkinson's disease models

(2009) Damla Pinar Karpinar et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Seeding induced by α-synuclein oligomers provides evidence for spreading of α-synuclein pathology

(2009) Karin M. Danzer et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Mutant α-Synuclein Overexpression Mediates Early Proinflammatory Activity

(2009) Xiaomin Su et al.   NEUROTOXICITY RESEARCH

Inclusion formation and neuronal cell death through neuron-to-neuron transmission of  -synuclein

(2009) P. Desplats et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Exogenous  -synuclein fibrils seed the formation of Lewy body-like intracellular inclusions in cultured cells

(2009) K. C. Luk et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Selective detection, quantification, and subcellular location of α-synuclein aggregates with a protein aggregate filtration assay

(2008) Michael L. Kramer et al.   BIOTECHNIQUES

Assembly-dependent endocytosis and clearance of extracellular a-synuclein

(2008) He-Jin Lee et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

Lewy bodies in grafted neurons in subjects with Parkinson's disease suggest host-to-graft disease propagation

(2008) Jia-Yi Li et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Lewy body–like pathology in long-term embryonic nigral transplants in Parkinson's disease

(2008) Jeffrey H Kordower et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Red Blood Cells Are the Major Source of Alpha-Synuclein in Blood

(2008) Robin Barbour et al.   Neurodegenerative Diseases