α-Synuclein Triggers Intercellular Nanotubes Formation to Prevent Apoptosis in Astroglia by Promoting Stemness
Rachana Kashyap, B. K. Anirudh Sreenivas, M R Varshith, Rajashri Rameshwar Mundada, Sreedevi Padmanabhan, Shreshta Jain, Archanalakshmi Kambaru, Somasish Ghosh Dastidar, Sivaraman Padavattan, Vinay Kumar Rao, Ravi R. Manjithaya, Jiřı́ Neužil, Sangeeta Nath
This study shows that α-synuclein protofibrils induce tunneling nanotubes in astrocytes, promoting stemness and apoptosis resistance through pFAK-Nanog interaction and p53 degradation.
Cell & Bioscience · Jul 5, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology