Alpha-synuclein has an altered conformation and shows a tight intermolecular interaction with ubiquitin in Lewy bodies

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 329-334

  Sharma, N ^a   McLean, P J ^a   Kawamata, H ^a   Irizarry, M C ^a   Hyman, B T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Lewy bodies; Parkinson's disease; Ubiquitin; Synuclein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; UBIQUITIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEWY BODY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEUROPIL; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034821386     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010100369     Document Type: Article

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