C-terminal truncation modulates α-Synuclein’s cytotoxicity and aggregation by promoting the interactions with membrane and chaperone

C-terminal truncation of a-syn results in a more extended and exposed conformation, providing further insight into the pathological role of this truncation event in the progression of Parkinson’s disease.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cai Zhang, Yunshan Pei, Zeting Zhang, Lingling Xu, Xiaoli Liu, Ling Jiang, Gary J. Pielak, Xin Zhou, Maili Liu, Conggang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03768-0