The A53T α-synuclein mutation increases iron-dependent aggregation and toxicity

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 6048-6054

  Ostrerova Golts, Natalie ^a   Petrucelli, Leonard ^a   Hardy, John ^b   Lee, John M ^a   Farer, Matthew ^b   Wolozin, Benjamin ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Lewy body; Neurodegeneration; Oxidation; Parkinson's disease; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; DOPAMINE; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; THIOFLAVINE; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEWY BODY; MUTATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY;

EID: 0034663039     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-16-06048.2000     Document Type: Article

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