α-Synuclein expression selectively affects tumorigenesis in mice modeling Parkinson's disease.

Alpha Synuclein (α-Syn) is a protein implicated in mechanisms of neuronal degeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD). α-Syn is primarily a neuronal protein, however, its expression is found in various tumors including ovarian, colorectal and melanoma tumors. It has been hypothesized that neurodeg...

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Main Authors: Eitan Israeli, Eugenia Yakunin, Yonaton Zarbiv, Amir Hacohen-Solovich, Haya Kisos, Virginie Loeb, Michal Lichtenstein, Tziona Ben-Gedalya, Ofra Sabag, Eli Pikarsky, Haya Lorberboum-Galski, Ronit Sharon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3097187?pdf=render