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ArticleNature communications2025

Synaptic vesicle-omics in mice captures signatures of aging and synucleinopathy.

Virginia Gao, Julita Chlebowicz, Karlton Gaskin, Juan A Briano, Lauren E Komer, André Pineda, Shrey Jhalani, Saad Ahmad, Eseosa Uwaifo, Luca S Black and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Virginia Gao *Brain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
Julita Chlebowicz *Brain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0437-0338
Karlton Gaskin *Brain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
Juan A BrianoBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-9415
Lauren E KomerBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
André PinedaBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9263-3299
Shrey JhalaniBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
Saad AhmadBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
Eseosa UwaifoBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
Luca S BlackBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-1746-8453
Jillian E HallerBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
Serge PrzedborskiDepartments of Neurology, Pathology & Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Diane A LaneBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7313-557X
Sheng ZhangProteomics and Metabolomics Facility, Institute of Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8206-1007
Manu SharmaBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7394-2419
Jacqueline BurréBrain and Mind Research Institute, Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA. jab2058@med.cornell.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8968-248X

Funding

National Metabolomics Data Repository - nextgen Metabolomics WorkbenchU2CDK119886 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUBRAMANIAM, SHANKAR · 2018 to 2021
$12.7M
Biomedical Data Commons Workbench (BDCW)OT2OD030544 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUBRAMANIAM, SHANKAR · 2020 to 2024
$3.2M
Circuit-specific, chemogenetic neuromodulation in nonhuman primates.UG3MH129381 · NIMH · NATHAN S. KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCH RES · PI PRZEDBORSKI, SERGE E, SCHROEDER, CHARLES E · 2023 to 2024
$2.7M
The impact of synaptic vesicle-binding of alpha-synuclein on neuron function and neuropathologyR01NS113960 · NINDS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI BURRE, JACQUELINE · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
The Impact of Beta- and Gamma-Synucleins on Alpha-Synuclein's Synaptic FunctionRF1NS126342 · NINDS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI BURRE, JACQUELINE, SHARMA, MANU · 2022 to 2023
$2.3M
Tau proteostasis by chaperone-complexes in tauopathies including Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG083949 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Jacqueline Burre, Manu Sharma · 2024 to 2026
$2.1M
DnaJ co-chaperones which modify tau aggregation and neurodegenerationR01AG052505 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI SHARMA, MANU · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
The role of VAMP2 in alpha-synuclein function and pathologyR01NS121077 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI BURRE, JACQUELINE, DIAO, JIAJIE · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
Cellular mechanism of Adult Onset Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (ANCL) caused by mutations in cysteine string protein-alpha (CSPalpha).R01NS095988 · NINDS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI SHARMA, MANU · 2017 to 2021
$1.8M
Changes in Synaptic Vesicle-Binding of Alpha-Synuclein as an Early Biomarker for SynucleinopathiesR01NS136423 · NINDS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Jacqueline Burre, Manu Sharma · 2025 to 2026
$1.6M
The Impact of Beta- and Gamma-Synucleins on Alpha-Synuclein's Synaptic FunctionR01NS126342 · NINDS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Jacqueline Burre, Manu Sharma · 2025 to 2026
$1.5M
Advancing Success and Persistence in Research Education (ASPiRE)R25GM152362 · NIGMS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Yazmin Paulina Carrasco, Genevieve Giny Fouda Amou ou · 2023 to 2026
$1.1M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurotransmitter release occurs through exocytosis of synaptic vesicles. α-Synuclein's function and dysfunction in Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies is thought to be tightly linked to synaptic vesicle binding. Age is the biggest risk factor for synucleinopathy, and ~15% of synaptic vesicle proteins have been linked to central nervous system diseases. Yet, age- and disease-induced changes in synaptic vesicles remain unexplored. Via systematic analysis of synaptic vesicles at the ultrastructural, protein, and lipid levels, we reveal specific changes in synaptic vesicle populations, proteins, and lipids over age in wild-type mice and in α-synuclein knockout mice with and without expression of human α-synuclein. Strikingly, we find several previously undescribed synaptic changes in mice lacking α-synuclein, suggesting that loss of α-synuclein function contributes to synaptic dysfunction. These findings not only provide insights into synaptic vesicle biology and disease mechanisms in synucleinopathy, but also serve as a baseline for further mechanistic exploration of age- and disease-related alterations in synaptic vesicles.

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Agingalpha-SynucleinSynaptic VesiclesSynucleinopathiesAnimalsFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutParkinson Diseasealpha-Synuclein

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PMID40312501
PMCPMC12046008

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