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ReviewFEBS letters2026

α-Synuclein aggregation landscape from phase separation to neurotoxic intermediates.

Silvia Arino, Giuliana Fusco, Alfonso De Simone

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Review in FEBS letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Silvia ArinoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
Giuliana FuscoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
Alfonso De SimoneDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8789-9546

Funding

Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) Grant No. FIS-2023-00724
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aberrant aggregation of α-synuclein (αS) into insoluble amyloid fibrils is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease. Despite recent advances in characterising the properties of mature αS fibrils, the transient and heterogeneous intermediates that underlie cellular toxicity remain largely elusive. Here, we review the mechanistic principles of αS aggregation, focussing on liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) as a critical intermediate step. We discuss how the structural evolution of αS within the condensed phase governs the subsequent patterns of cellular dysfunction and pathological propagation. This framework supports an emerging state-centric paradigm in therapeutic discovery, where the physical properties of αS condensates are modulated to mitigate the deleterious effects of its misfolding, offering a new sophisticated alternative to classical inhibition strategies.

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alpha-SynucleinAmyloidParkinson DiseaseProtein AggregatesProtein Aggregation, PathologicalAnimalsHumansPhase Separationalpha-SynucleinAmyloidProtein Aggregatesamyloid intermediatesliquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS)neurodegenerationprotein condensatesα‐synuclein aggregation

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PMID42387849
PMCPMC13404151

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