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ArticleChemistry and physics of lipids2019

α-Synuclein-derived lipoparticles in the study of α-Synuclein amyloid fibril formation.

Marcel Falke, Julian Victor, Michael M Wördehoff, Alessia Peduzzo, Tao Zhang, Gunnar F Schröder, Alexander K Buell, Wolfgang Hoyer, Manuel Etzkorn

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Article in Chemistry and physics of lipids, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marcel FalkeInstitut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany.
Julian VictorInstitut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany.
Michael M WördehoffInstitut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany.
Alessia PeduzzoInstitut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany.
Tao ZhangInstitut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany.
Gunnar F SchröderInstitute of Complex Systems (ICS-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.
Alexander K BuellInstitut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany.
Wolfgang HoyerInstitut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany.
Manuel EtzkornInstitut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany; Institute of Complex Systems (ICS-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. Electronic address: manuel.etzkorn@hhu.de.
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEForschungszentrum Jülich · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aggregation of the protein α-Synuclein (αSyn) is of great interest due to its involvement in the pathology of Parkinson's disease. However, under in vitro conditions αSyn is very soluble and kinetically stable for extended time periods. As a result, most αSyn aggregation assays rely on conditions that artificially induce or enhance aggregation, often by introducing rather non-native conditions. It has been shown that αSyn interacts with membranes and conditions have been identified in which membranes can promote as well as inhibit αSyn aggregation. It has also been shown that αSyn has the intrinsic capability to assemble lipid-protein-particles, in a similar way as apolipoproteins can form lipid-bilayer nanodiscs. Here we show that these αSyn-lipid particles (αSyn-LiPs) can also effectively induce, accelerate or inhibit αSyn aggregation, depending on the applied conditions. αSyn-LiPs therefore provide a general platform and additional tool, complementary to other setups, to study various aspects of αSyn amyloid fibril formation.

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alpha-SynucleinAmyloidHumansLipidsParticle SizeSurface Propertiesalpha-SynucleinAmyloidLipidsAmyloid formationLipid-modulated protein aggregationMembrane interactionNanodiscsαSyn-LiPsα-Synuclein

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