Pharmacological inhibition of α-synuclein aggregation within liquid condensates

Abstract Aggregated forms of α-synuclein constitute the major component of Lewy bodies, the proteinaceous aggregates characteristic of Parkinson’s disease. Emerging evidence suggests that α-synuclein aggregation may occur within liquid condensates formed through phase separation. This mechanism of a...

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Main Authors: Samuel T. Dada, Zenon Toprakcioglu, Mariana P. Cali, Alexander Röntgen, Maarten C. Hardenberg, Owen M. Morris, Lena K. Mrugalla, Tuomas P. J. Knowles, Michele Vendruscolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47585-x