Assessment of α-synuclein secretion in mouse and human brain parenchyma.

Genetic, biochemical, and animal model studies strongly suggest a central role for α-synuclein in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. α-synuclein lacks a signal peptide sequence and has thus been considered a cytosolic protein. Recent data has suggested that the protein may be released fro...

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Main Authors: Evangelia Emmanouilidou, Dimitris Elenis, Themis Papasilekas, Georgios Stranjalis, Kyriaki Gerozissis, Penelopi C Ioannou, Kostas Vekrellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3136497?pdf=render