α-Synuclein and Mitochondria: Partners in Crime?

SNCA (α-synuclein)-induced toxicity in yeast cells is dependent on Sir2-mediated mitophagy

(2012) Belém Sampaio-Marques et al.   Autophagy

Selective binding of nuclear alpha-synuclein to the PGC1alpha promoter under conditions of oxidative stress may contribute to losses in mitochondrial function: Implications for Parkinson’s disease

(2012) Almas Siddiqui et al.   FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

LRRK2 regulates mitochondrial dynamics and function through direct interaction with DLP1

(2012) X. Wang et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

α-Synuclein Controls Mitochondrial Calcium Homeostasis by Enhancing Endoplasmic Reticulum-Mitochondria Interactions

(2012) Tito Calì et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

α-Synuclein in Central Nervous System and from Erythrocytes, Mammalian Cells, andEscherichia coliExists Predominantly as Disordered Monomer

(2012) Bruno Fauvet et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

PINK1- and Parkin-mediated mitophagy at a glance

(2012) Seok Min Jin et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Parkinson’s disease-associated DJ-1 mutations impair mitochondrial dynamics and cause mitochondrial dysfunction

(2012) Xinglong Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Alpha-synuclein impairs normal dynamics of mitochondria in cell and animal models of Parkinson’s disease

(2012) Weilin Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Systematic Mutagenesis of  -Synuclein Reveals Distinct Sequence Requirements for Physiological and Pathological Activities

(2012) J. Burre et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Extracellular signal-regulated kinase is involved in alpha-synuclein-induced mitochondrial dynamic disorders by regulating dynamin-like protein 1

(2012) Ya-Xing Gui et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

Distinct mechanisms of axonal globule formation in mice expressing human wild type α-synuclein or dementia with Lewy bodies-linked P123H ß-synuclein

(2012) Akio Sekigawa et al.   Molecular Brain

The Mitochondrial Chaperone Protein TRAP1 Mitigates α-Synuclein Toxicity

(2012) Erin K. Butler et al.   PLoS Genetics

Mutant A53T α-Synuclein Induces Neuronal Death by Increasing Mitochondrial Autophagy

(2011) Vinay Choubey et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Direct Membrane Association Drives Mitochondrial Fission by the Parkinson Disease-associated Protein α-Synuclein

(2011) Ken Nakamura et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Functional Alterations to the Nigrostriatal System in Mice Lacking All Three Members of the Synuclein Family

(2011) S. Anwar et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

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

(2011) Tim Bartels et al.   NATURE

Neuroprotection of α-synuclein under acute and chronic rotenone and maneb treatment is abolished by its familial Parkinson's disease mutations A30P, A53T and E46K

(2011) Chi-Jing Choong et al.   NEUROTOXICOLOGY

A soluble  -synuclein construct forms a dynamic tetramer

(2011) W. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ER Tubules Mark Sites of Mitochondrial Division

(2011) J. R. Friedman et al.   SCIENCE

Essential Regulation of Cell Bioenergetics by Constitutive InsP3 Receptor Ca2+ Transfer to Mitochondria

(2010) César Cárdenas et al.   CELL

Inhibition of mitochondrial fusion by α-synuclein is rescued by PINK1, Parkin and DJ-1

(2010) Frits Kamp et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

α-Synuclein induced membrane depolarization and loss of phosphorylation capacity of isolated rat brain mitochondria: Implications in Parkinson's disease

(2010) Kalpita Banerjee et al.   FEBS LETTERS

The lipid peroxidation products 4-oxo-2-nonenal and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal promote the formation of α-synuclein oligomers with distinct biochemical, morphological, and functional properties

(2010) Thomas Näsström et al.   FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Membrane Curvature Induction and Tubulation Are Common Features of Synucleins and Apolipoproteins

(2010) Jobin Varkey et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The Transgenic Overexpression of α-Synuclein and Not Its Related Pathology Associates with Complex I Inhibition

(2010) Virginie Loeb et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Proteasome and p97 mediate mitophagy and degradation of mitofusins induced by Parkin

(2010) Atsushi Tanaka et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

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

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

Lipid Classes and Fatty Acid Patterns are Altered in the Brain of γ-Synuclein Null Mutant Mice

(2010) Irina Guschina et al.   LIPIDS

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

(2010) Venu M. Nemani et al.   NEURON

Mitochondrial alpha-synuclein accumulation impairs complex I function in dopaminergic neurons and results in increased mitophagy in vivo

(2010) Shankar J. Chinta et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

   -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

Drosophila Parkin requires PINK1 for mitochondrial translocation and ubiquitinates Mitofusin

(2010) E. Ziviani 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

PGC-1 , A Potential Therapeutic Target for Early Intervention in Parkinson's Disease

(2010) B. Zheng et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Cardiolipin acts as a mitochondrial signalling platform to launch apoptosis

(2009) Zachary T. Schug et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Lipid bilayer disruption by oligomeric α-synuclein depends on bilayer charge and accessibility of the hydrophobic core

(2009) Bart D. van Rooijen et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Clustering of α -Synuclein on Supported Lipid Bilayers: Role of Anionic Lipid, Protein, and Divalent Ion Concentration

(2009) Anjan P. Pandey et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Alpha-synuclein overexpression and aggregation exacerbates impairment of mitochondrial functions by augmenting oxidative stress in human neuroblastoma cells

(2009) Mordhwaj S. Parihar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

α-Synuclein is differentially expressed in mitochondria from different rat brain regions and dose-dependently down-regulates complex I activity

(2009) Guangwei Liu et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Mitochondrial association of alpha-synuclein causes oxidative stress

(2008) M. S. Parihar et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

The effect of α-synuclein knockdown on MPP+ toxicity in models of human neurons

(2008) Timothy M. Fountaine et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Mitochondrial translocation of α-synuclein is promoted by intracellular acidification

(2008) Nelson B. Cole et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Mitochondrial Import and Accumulation of α-Synuclein Impair Complex I in Human Dopaminergic Neuronal Cultures and Parkinson Disease Brain

(2008) Latha Devi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Functional Mitochondria Are Required for α-Synuclein Toxicity in Aging Yeast

(2008) Sabrina Büttner et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Optical Reporters for the Conformation of  -Synuclein Reveal a Specific Interaction with Mitochondria

(2008) K. Nakamura et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Pink1 regulates mitochondrial dynamics through interaction with the fission/fusion machinery

(2008) Y. Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The PINK1/Parkin pathway regulates mitochondrial morphology

(2008) A. C. Poole et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA