α-synuclein preformed fibrils bind to β-neurexins and impair β-neurexin-mediated presynaptic organization
Benjamin Feller, Aurélie Fallon, Wen Luo, Phuong Trang Nguyen, Irina Shlaifer, Alfred Kihoon Lee, Nicolas Chofflet, Nayoung Yi, Husam Khaled, Samer Karkout, Steve Bourgault, Thomas M. Durcan, Hideto Takahashi
This study identifies β-neurexins as presynaptic proteins that bind to α-synuclein preformed fibrils, impairing presynaptic organization and contributing to synucleinopathy pathology.
Cells · Apr 4, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience