2023
α-Synuclein colocalizes with AP180 and affects the size of clathrin lattices
Vargas K, Colosi P, Girardi E, Park J, Harmon L, Chandra S. α-Synuclein colocalizes with AP180 and affects the size of clathrin lattices. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 105091. PMID: 37516240, PMCID: PMC10470054, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClathrin punctaClathrin assemblyEndocytic accessory proteinsΑ-synucleinPresynaptic membraneSynaptic vesicle cyclingImmuno-electron microscopyClathrin structuresAccessory proteinsClathrin latticesMembrane curvatureVesicle cyclingCell membranePresynaptic proteinsLipid monolayer systemProteinΓ-synucleinMembranePunctaAssemblyRelocalizesClathrinColocalizesVesicle sizeDeletion
2014
Synucleins☆
Vargas K, Chandra S. Synucleins☆. 2014 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.04785-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVertebrate-specific gene familyHuman α-synuclein geneSynaptic vesicle cyclingGene familyNormal physiological functionFamilial Parkinson's diseaseVesicle cyclingΑ-synucleinKDa proteinPhysiological functionsΒ-synucleinΑ-synuclein geneNeurodegenerative disordersProteinΓ-synucleinPresynaptic terminalsSynuclein