Modulation of α-Synuclein Aggregation Process and Fibril Stability by Co-solvents

2014

Amyloid fibrils are involved in several amyloid-related pathologies such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and type II diabetes. As a result, scientific community is nowadays addressing considerable efforts towards the comprehension of fibrillation mechanisms, particularly focusing on how they are affected by environmental conditions, small molecules and/or membrane presence. In this scenario, alpha-synuclein (aSN), a small protein involved in Parkinson's disease, represents a challenging model system for studying aggregation phenomena, and understanding the pathogenesis at molecular level. Indeed, it is poorly understood how fibril formation is linked to the progressive neurodege…