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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2024

Lysosomal dysfunction in α-synuclein pathology: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies.

Lijun Dai, Miao Liu, Wei Ke, Liam Chen, Xin Fang, Zhentao Zhang

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Cellular and systemic modifiers of alpha-synuclein proteostasis.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2026
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  7. Lysosomal homeostasis at the crossroads of neurodegeneration.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lijun DaiDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1851-9380
Miao LiuDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Wei KeDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Liam ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Xin FangDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China. fangx2011@163.com.
Zhentao ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China. Zhentaozhang@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6708-1472

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2019YFE0115900National Natural Science Foundation of China 82271447National Natural Science Foundation of China 823B2026Project for Academic and Technical Leaders of Major Disciplines in Jiangxi Province 20213BCJL22049the Innovative Research Groups of Hubei Province 2022CFA026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In orchestrating cell signaling, facilitating plasma membrane repair, supervising protein secretion, managing waste elimination, and regulating energy consumption, lysosomes are indispensable guardians that play a crucial role in preserving intracellular homeostasis. Neurons are terminally differentiated post-mitotic cells. Neuronal function and waste elimination depend on normal lysosomal function. Converging data suggest that lysosomal dysfunction is a critical event in the etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). Mutations in Glucosylceramidase Beta 1 (GBA1) and leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) confer an increased risk for the development of parkinsonism. Furthermore, lysosomal dysfunction has been observed in the affected neurons of sporadic PD (sPD) patients. Given that lysosomal hydrolases actively contribute to the breakdown of impaired organelles and misfolded proteins, any compromise in lysosomal integrity could incite abnormal accumulation of proteins, including α-synuclein, the major component of Lewy bodies in PD. Clinical observations have shown that lysosomal protein levels in cerebrospinal fluid may serve as potential biomarkers for PD diagnosis and as signs of lysosomal dysfunction. In this review, we summarize the current evidence regarding lysosomal dysfunction in PD and discuss the intimate relationship between lysosomal dysfunction and pathological α-synuclein. In addition, we discuss therapeutic strategies that target lysosomes to treat PD.

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alpha-SynucleinLysosomesParkinson DiseaseAnimalsHumansMutationalpha-SynucleinBiomarkersChaperone-mediated autophagyGBA1Therapeutic strategiesTMEM175

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PMID39223418
PMCPMC11368888

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