Alpha-synuclein is a small, highly charged protein encoded by the synuclein or SNCA gene that is predominantly expressed in central nervous system neurons. Although its physiological function remains enigmatic, alpha-synuclein is implicated in movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, and in neurodegenerative diseases such as Dementia with Lewy bodies. Here we have focused on reviewing the existing literature pertaining to wild-type alpha-synuclein structure, its properties, and its potential involvement in regulation of dopamine neurotransmission. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Neurosci, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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Rockenstein, Edward
Masliah, Eliezer
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Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Neurosci, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Pathol, La Jolla, CA 92093 USAUniv Zurich Hosp, Dept Neurol, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Univ Calif Berkeley, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Dept Mol & Cell Biol, Berkeley, CA 94707 USAUniv Calif Berkeley, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Dept Mol & Cell Biol, Berkeley, CA 94707 USA
Wu, Shenjie
Schekman, Randy W.
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Barbut, Denise
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Stolzenberg, Ethan
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