Lipidic α-synuclein fibrils catalyze the formation of pathological mature fibrils
Alisdair Stevenson, Jesper E. Dreier, Nina Baumgartner, Natascha T. Christiansen, Celine Galvagnion, Thomas C. T. Michaels
This study shows lipidic α-synuclein fibrils catalyze the formation of mature fibrils through a heterogeneous nucleation mechanism, lowering the energy barrier and following Ostwald's Rule of Stages.
bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics