Solid-state NMR sequential assignments of α-synuclein

Biomol NMR Assign. 2012 Apr;6(1):51-5. doi: 10.1007/s12104-011-9324-3. Epub 2011 Jul 9.

Abstract

Parkinson's disease is amongst the most frequent and most devastating neurodegenerative diseases. It is tightly associated with the assembly of proteins into high-molecular weight protein species, which propagate between neurons in the central nervous system. The principal protein involved in this process is α-synuclein which is a structural component of the Lewy bodies observed in diseased brain. We here present the solid-state NMR sequential assignments of a new fibrillar form of this protein, the first one with a well-ordered and rigid N-terminal part.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular*
  • alpha-Synuclein / chemistry*

Substances

  • alpha-Synuclein