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ReviewActa neuropathologica2021

Lipids, lysosomes and mitochondria: insights into Lewy body formation from rare monogenic disorders.

Daniel Erskine, David Koss, Viktor I Korolchuk, Tiago F Outeiro, Johannes Attems, Ian McKeith

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Review in Acta neuropathologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Seeing Invisible Oligomers: Rethinking α-Synuclein Pathology Through Proximity Ligation Assay.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2026
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  4. Sphingolipidoses: expanding the spectrum of α-synucleinopathies.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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  10. Genome-wide association analysis identifies APOE as a mitophagy modifier in Lewy body disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  17. Mechanisms of Abnormal Lipid Metabolism in the Pathogenesis of Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  20. ⍺-Synuclein Structural Diversity and the Cellular Environment in ⍺-Synuclein Transmission Models and Humans.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel ErskineNewcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. daniel.erskine@ncl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-1752-5343
David KossNewcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Viktor I KorolchukNewcastle University Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Tiago F OuteiroNewcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Johannes AttemsNewcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Ian McKeithNewcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Newcastle University · GBGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEWellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0400074Medical Research Council G0502157Medical Research Council G0900652Medical Research Council G1100540
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulation of the protein α-synuclein into insoluble intracellular deposits termed Lewy bodies (LBs) is the characteristic neuropathological feature of LB diseases, such as Parkinson's disease (PD), Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) and dementia with LB (DLB). α-Synuclein aggregation is thought to be a critical pathogenic event in the aetiology of LB disease, based on genetic analyses, fundamental studies using model systems, and the observation of LB pathology in post-mortem tissue. However, some monogenic disorders not traditionally characterised as synucleinopathies, such as lysosomal storage disorders, iron storage disorders and mitochondrial diseases, appear disproportionately vulnerable to the deposition of LBs, perhaps suggesting the process of LB formation may be a result of processes perturbed as a result of these conditions. The present review discusses biological pathways common to monogenic disorders associated with LB formation, identifying catabolic processes, particularly related to lipid homeostasis, autophagy and mitochondrial function, as processes that could contribute to LB formation. These findings are discussed in the context of known mediators of α-synuclein aggregation, highlighting the potential influence of impairments to these processes in the aetiology of LB formation.

Indexed as

alpha-SynucleinHemochromatosisHumansLewy BodiesLipid MetabolismLysosomal Storage DiseasesLysosomesMitochondriaMitochondrial Diseasesalpha-SynucleinAlpha-synucleinAutophagyCatabolismLewy bodyLipid metabolismMitochondria

Identifiers

PMID33515275
PMCPMC7952289
OpenAlexW3122374666

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