Alpha-Synuclein defects autophagy by impairing SNAP29-mediated autophagosome-lysosome fusion

Abstract Dopaminergic (DA) cell death in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with the gradual appearance of neuronal protein aggregates termed Lewy bodies (LBs) that are comprised of vesicular membrane structures and dysmorphic organelles in conjunction with the protein alpha-Synuclein (α-Syn). A...

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Main Authors: Qilin Tang, Pan Gao, Thomas Arzberger, Matthias Höllerhage, Jochen Herms, Günter Höglinger, Thomas Koeglsperger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Cell Death and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-021-04138-0