Remodelación de la membrana por la α-sinucleína y efectos sobre la formación de amiloide

Zhiping Jiang1, Michel de Messieres, Jennifer C Lee

  • 1Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States.

Resumen

La alfa-sinucleína (α-Syn) deforma las vesículas lipídicas neutras en túbulos, inhibiendo su formación de amiloide. Este hallazgo ofrece nuevos conocimientos sobre la patogénesis de la enfermedad de Parkinson.

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