The bacterial amyloids phenol soluble modulins from Staphylococcus aureus catalyze alpha-synuclein aggregation
C. Haikal, L. Ortigosa, K. Bernfur, A. Svanbergsson, S. Linse, J.-Y. Li
This study shows that Staphylococcus aureus PSM peptides catalyze alpha-synuclein aggregation, potentially linking the microbiome to Parkinson's disease pathology.
bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2021Biochemistry