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ReviewMolecular neurodegeneration2019

Alpha-synuclein structure and Parkinson's disease - lessons and emerging principles.

Richard M Meade, David P Fairlie, Jody M Mason

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Review in Molecular neurodegeneration, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 223 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

223 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Richard M MeadeDepartment of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
David P FairlieDivision of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia.
Jody M MasonDepartment of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. j.mason@bath.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-4118-1958

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alpha-synuclein (αS) is the major constituent of Lewy bodies and a pathogenic hallmark of all synucleinopathathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and multiple system atrophy (MSA). All diseases are determined by αS aggregate deposition but can be separated into distinct pathological phenotypes and diagnostic criteria. Here we attempt to reinterpret the literature, particularly in terms of how αS structure may relate to pathology. We do so in the context of a rapidly evolving field, taking into account newly revealed structural information on both native and pathogenic forms of the αS protein, including recent solid state NMR and cryoEM fibril structures. We discuss how these new findings impact on current understanding of αS and PD, and where this information may direct the field.

Indexed as

alpha-SynucleinBrainHumansLewy BodiesLewy Body DiseaseMultiple System AtrophyParkinson Diseasealpha-SynucleinAlpha-synucleinAmyloidCryoEMOligomersParkinson’s diseaseProtein-protein interactions

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PMID31331359
PMCPMC6647174

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