2017
Synucleins Have Multiple Effects on Presynaptic Architecture
Vargas KJ, Schrod N, Davis T, Fernandez-Busnadiego R, Taguchi YV, Laugks U, Lucic V, Chandra SS. Synucleins Have Multiple Effects on Presynaptic Architecture. Cell Reports 2017, 18: 161-173. PMID: 28052246, PMCID: PMC5510332, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.12.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseasePD mutationsPresynaptic proteinsSynucleinΑ-synucleinPresynaptic architectureUltrastructural changesAbundant presynaptic proteinPathological functionsPresynaptic cytomatrixImportant orchestratorsProtein phosphorylation changesDiseaseMultiple effectsActive zonePrevious findingsPD mutantsPathogenesisNeurotransmissionSynapse architecturePhosphorylation changesMutationsMice
2008
Chapter 22 α-Synuclein, CSPα, SNAREs and Neuroprotection in vivo
Chandra S, Südhof T. Chapter 22 α-Synuclein, CSPα, SNAREs and Neuroprotection in vivo. 2008, 295-308. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374028-1.00022-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΑ-synucleinDopamine replacement therapyMouse α-synucleinPathological functionsStriatal terminalsReplacement therapyPD treatmentNormal physiological functionSynaptic connectionsPresynaptic proteinsNeurodegenerative phenotypeΑ-deletionCysteine string proteinToxic gainAmino acid changesPhysiological functionsAcid changesNeuroprotectionPathogenesisTherapyFindingsNeurodegeneration