Effects of Excess Brain-Derived Human α-Synuclein on Synaptic Vesicle Trafficking

α-Synuclein is a presynaptic protein that regulates synaptic vesicle trafficking under physiological conditions. However, in several neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple system atrophy, α-synuclein accumulates throughout the neuron, inclu...

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Main Authors: Cristina Román-Vendrell, Audrey T. Medeiros, John B. Sanderson, Haiyang Jiang, Tim Bartels, Jennifer R. Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.639414/full