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ArticleAutophagy2017

A novel autophagy modulator 6-Bio ameliorates SNCA/α-synuclein toxicity.

S N Suresh, Aravinda K Chavalmane, Vidyadhara Dj, Haorei Yarreiphang, Shashank Rai, Abhik Paul, James P Clement, Phalguni Anand Alladi, Ravi Manjithaya

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Article in Autophagy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S N Suresha Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research , Jakkur, Bangalore , India.
Aravinda K Chavalmanea Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research , Jakkur, Bangalore , India.
Vidyadhara Djc Department of Neurophysiology , National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences , Bangalore , India.
Haorei Yarreiphangc Department of Neurophysiology , National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences , Bangalore , India.
Shashank Raia Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research , Jakkur, Bangalore , India.
Abhik Paulb Neuroscience Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research , Jakkur, Bangalore , India.
James P Clementb Neuroscience Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research , Jakkur, Bangalore , India.
Phalguni Anand Alladic Department of Neurophysiology , National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences , Bangalore , India.
Ravi Manjithayaa Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit , Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research , Jakkur, Bangalore , India.
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research · INNational Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences · IN

Funding

DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance 500159-Z-09-Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson disease (PD) is a life-threatening neurodegenerative movement disorder with unmet therapeutic intervention. We have identified a small molecule autophagy modulator, 6-Bio that shows clearance of toxic SNCA/α-synuclein (a protein implicated in synucleopathies) aggregates in yeast and mammalian cell lines. 6-Bio induces autophagy and dramatically enhances autolysosome formation resulting in SNCA degradation. Importantly, neuroprotective function of 6-Bio as envisaged by immunohistology and behavior analyses in a preclinical model of PD where it induces autophagy in dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons of mice midbrain to clear toxic protein aggregates suggesting that it could be a potential therapeutic candidate for protein conformational disorders.

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alpha-SynucleinAnimalsAutophagyBrainCell LineGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHeLa CellsHumansIndolesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMPTP PoisoningNeuroprotective AgentsOximesProtein Aggregation, Pathological6-bromoindirubin-3'-oximealpha-SynucleinGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaIndolesNeuroprotective AgentsOximes6-Bioautolysosomesautophagyhigh-throughput screeningMPTPneurodegeneration, SNCATH

Identifiers

PMID28350199
PMCPMC5529071
OpenAlexW2603225623

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