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Exogenous Administration of Microsomes-associated Alpha-synuclein Aggregates to Primary Neurons As a Powerful Cell Model of Fibrils Formation
Published on: June 26, 2018
Balancing act: lipid-to-protein ratios steer the aggregation fate of α-synuclein
Christian Blum1, Mireille M A E Claessens1
1Nanobiophysics, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology and Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, the Netherlands.
Abstract:
A recent report by Makasewicz et al. delineates how α-synuclein (αSyn) membrane-binding modes drive amyloid formation. Their in vitro data reveal a lipid-to-protein (L/P) ratio tipping point influencing fibril formation. Preliminary validation from existing literature supports that these findings are also relevant in cellular contexts, informing potential new disease-modulating strategies.

