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Protein Quality Control Pathways at the Crossroad of Synucleinopathies

De Mattos, Eduardo P. ; Wentink, Anne ; Nussbaum-Krammer, Carmen ; Hansen, Christian LU ; Bergink, Steven ; Melki, Ronald and Kampinga, Harm H. (2020) In Journal of Parkinson's Disease 10(2). p.369-382
Abstract

The pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy, and many others converge at alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation. Although it is still not entirely clear what precise biophysical processes act as triggers, cumulative evidence points towards a crucial role for protein quality control (PQC) systems in modulating α-Syn aggregation and toxicity. These encompass distinct cellular strategies that tightly balance protein production, stability, and degradation, ultimately regulating α-Syn levels. Here, we review the main aspects of α-Syn biology, focusing on the cellular PQC components that are at the heart of recognizing and disposing toxic, aggregate-prone α-Syn assemblies: molecular chaperones... (More)

The pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy, and many others converge at alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation. Although it is still not entirely clear what precise biophysical processes act as triggers, cumulative evidence points towards a crucial role for protein quality control (PQC) systems in modulating α-Syn aggregation and toxicity. These encompass distinct cellular strategies that tightly balance protein production, stability, and degradation, ultimately regulating α-Syn levels. Here, we review the main aspects of α-Syn biology, focusing on the cellular PQC components that are at the heart of recognizing and disposing toxic, aggregate-prone α-Syn assemblies: molecular chaperones and the ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy-lysosome pathway, respectively. A deeper understanding of these basic protein homeostasis mechanisms might contribute to the development of new therapeutic strategies envisioning the prevention and/or enhanced degradation of α-Syn aggregates.

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Alpha-synuclein, autophagy, molecular chaperones, protein aggregation, protein homeostasis, synucleinopathies, ubiquitin-proteasome system
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Journal of Parkinson's Disease
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10
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2
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14 pages
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IOS Press
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  • pmid:31985474
  • scopus:85083041835
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1877-7171
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10.3233/JPD-191790
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English
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  author       = {{De Mattos, Eduardo P. and Wentink, Anne and Nussbaum-Krammer, Carmen and Hansen, Christian and Bergink, Steven and Melki, Ronald and Kampinga, Harm H.}},
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