Parkinson-causing α-synuclein missense mutations shift native tetramers to monomers as a mechanism for disease initiation

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Summary

It is shown that freshly biopsied normal human brain contains abundant αS tetramers and that αS mutations associated with familial PD decrease the intraneuronal tetramer:monomer ratio and are correlated with neurotoxicity.

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2015-06-16
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Tetramer, Missense mutation, Neurotoxicity, Monomer, Chemistry

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