Dopamine-induced conformational changes in alpha-synuclein.

Oligomerization and aggregation of alpha-synuclein molecules play a major role in neuronal dysfunction and loss in Parkinson's disease [1]. However, alpha-synuclein oligomerization and aggregation have mostly been detected indirectly in cells using detergent extraction methods [2], [3], [4]. A...

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Main Authors: Tiago F Outeiro, Jochen Klucken, Kathryn Bercury, Julie Tetzlaff, Preeti Putcha, Luis M A Oliveira, Alexandre Quintas, Pamela J McLean, Bradley T Hyman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2731858?pdf=render