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Peptide Synthesis> | … The fractions containing monomer and PFF were kept at -80°C. To generate Aβ aggregates, Aβ 1–42 peptide (GenScript, USA) was dissolved in HPLC grade water at 1 mg/mL and 10 µM peptide was incubated in PBS at 37°C for 5 days … | Get A Quote |
α-Synuclein (α-syn) is a major component of Lewy bodies found in synucleinopathies including Parkinson's disease (PD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). Under the pathological conditions, α-syn tends to generate a diverse form of aggregates showing toxicity to neuronal cells and able to transmit across cells. However, mechanisms by which α-syn aggregates affect cytotoxicity in neurons have not been fully elucidated. Here we report that α-syn aggregates preferentially sequester specific synaptic proteins such as vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2) and synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP25) through direct binding which is resistant to SDS. The sequestration effect of α-syn aggregates wa... More