Synphilin-1 is present in Lewy bodies in Parkinson's disease.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Alpha-synuclein is believed to play an important role in Parkinson's disease (PD). Mutations in the alpha-synuclein gene are responsible for familial forms of PD and alpha-synuclein protein is a major component of Lewy bodies in patients with sporadic PD. Synphilin-1 is a novel protein that we have previously found to associate in vivo with alpha-synuclein. We now show that synphilin-1 is present in Lewy bodies of patients with PD. Our data suggest that synphilin-1 could play a role in Lewy body formation and the pathogenesis of PD.
Medical subject headings
- Carrier Proteins
- Lewy Bodies
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Parkinson Disease