Heparin induces α-synuclein to form new fibril polymorphs with attenuated neuropathology

The Cryo-EM structures reported in this work reveal how heparin incorporates into α-syn fibril formation to determine fibril polymorphs. This highlights the role of biological polymers in the conformational selection and neuropathological regulation of amyloid fibrils.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Youqi Tao, Yunpeng Sun, Shiran Lv, Wencheng Xia, Kun Zhao, Qianhui Xu, Qinyue Zhao, Lin He, Weidong Le, Yong Wang, Cong Liu, Dan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31790-7