Volume 47, Issue 2

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April 2013

Significance of α-Synuclein in Neurodegeneration

Issue Editor:

Vladimir N. Uversky

32 articles in this issue

On Rita Levi-Montalcini
Gerry Melino
Brian Benedetti
Nicolas Bazan
Orbituary Open access 07 February 2013 Pages: 443 - 445
Targeting the Chameleon: a Focused Look at α-Synuclein and Its Roles in Neurodegeneration
Blanca A. Silva
Leonid Breydo
Vladimir N. Uversky
ReviewPaper 01 September 2012 Pages: 446 - 459
The Central Theme of Parkinson’s Disease: α-Synuclein
Mehmet Ozansoy
A. Nazli Başak
ReviewPaper 23 November 2012 Pages: 460 - 465
α-Synuclein and Neuronal Cell Death
Toru Yasuda
Yasuto Nakata
Hideki Mochizuki
ReviewPaper Open access 31 August 2012 Pages: 466 - 483
α-Synuclein Elevation in Human Neurodegenerative Diseases: Experimental, Pathogenetic, and Therapeutic Implications
Ayse Ulusoy
Donato A. Di Monte
ReviewPaper 04 September 2012 Pages: 484 - 494
The Lewy Body in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders
Koichi Wakabayashi
Kunikazu Tanji
Hitoshi Takahashi
ReviewPaper 24 May 2012 Pages: 495 - 508
Alpha-Synuclein Posttranslational Modification and Alternative Splicing as a Trigger for Neurodegeneration
Katrin Beyer
Aurelio Ariza
ReviewPaper 25 August 2012 Pages: 509 - 524
Recent Advances in α-Synuclein Functions, Advanced Glycation, and Toxicity: Implications for Parkinson’s Disease
Erika Guerrero
P. Vasudevaraju
K. S. Rao
ReviewPaper 26 August 2012 Pages: 525 - 536
Alpha-synuclein and Protein Degradation Systems: a Reciprocal Relationship
Maria Xilouri
Oystein Rod Brekk
Leonidas Stefanis
ReviewPaper 02 September 2012 Pages: 537 - 551
Molecular Chaperones, Alpha-Synuclein, and Neurodegeneration
Stephan N. Witt
ReviewPaper 25 August 2012 Pages: 552 - 560
Inflammation and α-Synuclein’s Prion-like Behavior in Parkinson's Disease—Is There a Link?
Carla M. Lema Tomé
Trevor Tyson
Patrik Brundin
ReviewPaper Open access 29 April 2012 Pages: 561 - 574
The Role of Glia in Alpha-Synucleinopathies
Lisa Fellner
Nadia Stefanova
ReviewPaper Open access 02 September 2012 Pages: 575 - 586
α-Synuclein and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
Stephen Mullin
Anthony Schapira
ReviewPaper 30 January 2013 Pages: 587 - 597
Agrochemicals, α-Synuclein, and Parkinson’s Disease
Blanca A. Silva
Leonid Breydo
Vladimir N. Uversky
ReviewPaper 30 August 2012 Pages: 598 - 612
α-Synuclein Oligomers: an Amyloid Pore?
Martin T. Stöckl
Niels Zijlstra
Vinod Subramaniam
ReviewPaper 06 September 2012 Pages: 613 - 621
Function and Dysfunction of α-Synuclein: Probing Conformational Changes and Aggregation by Single Molecule Fluorescence
Adam J. Trexler
Elizabeth Rhoades
ReviewPaper 16 September 2012 Pages: 622 - 631
Unconjugated Bilirubin Restricts Oligodendrocyte Differentiation and Axonal Myelination
Andreia Barateiro
Veronique E. Miron
Dora Brites
ReviewPaper 21 October 2012 Pages: 632 - 644
Stress-Induced Grey Matter Loss Determined by MRI Is Primarily Due to Loss of Dendrites and Their Synapses
Mustafa S. Kassem
Jim Lagopoulos
Maxwell R. Bennett
ReviewPaper 09 November 2012 Pages: 645 - 661
Ubiquitin–Proteasome System Impairment and MPTP-Induced Oxidative Stress in the Brain of C57BL/6 Wild-type and GSTP Knockout Mice
Andreia Neves Carvalho
Carla Marques
Maria João Gama
ReviewPaper 06 November 2012 Pages: 662 - 672
The PMP22 Gene and Its Related Diseases
Jun Li
Brett Parker
Jiasong Guo
ReviewPaper 07 December 2012 Pages: 673 - 698
Expression of Taurine Transporter (TauT) is Modulated by Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1) in Motor Neurons of ALS
Min-Kyung Jung
Ki Yoon Kim
Hoon Ryu
ReviewPaper 23 November 2012 Pages: 699 - 710
A Non-transgenic Mouse Model (icv-STZ Mouse) of Alzheimer’s Disease: Similarities to and Differences from the Transgenic Model (3xTg-AD Mouse)
Yanxing Chen
Zhihou Liang
Cheng-Xin Gong
ReviewPaper 14 November 2012 Pages: 711 - 725
Big Effects of Small RNAs: A Review of MicroRNAs in Anxiety
Stefanie Malan-Müller
Sîan Megan Joanna Hemmings
Soraya Seedat
ReviewPaper Open access 13 November 2012 Pages: 726 - 739
Histone Methylation in the Nervous System: Functions and Dysfunctions
Céline Pattaroni
Claire Jacob
ReviewPaper 17 November 2012 Pages: 740 - 756
The Early Activation of PI3K Strongly Enhances the Resistance of Cortical Neurons to Hypoxic Injury via the Activation of Downstream Targets of the PI3K Pathway and the Normalization of the Levels of PARP Activity, ATP, and NAD⁺
Min Young Noh
Young Seo Kim
Seong-Ho Koh
ReviewPaper 20 December 2012 Pages: 757 - 769
FGF-2 Low Molecular Weight Selectively Promotes Neuritogenesis of Motor Neurons In Vitro
Ilary Allodi
Laura Casals-Díaz
Esther Udina
ReviewPaper 30 December 2012 Pages: 770 - 781
Regulation of Neural Progenitor Cell Proliferation by D609: Potential Role for ERK
Haviryaji S. G. Kalluri
Anchal Gusain
Robert J. Dempsey
ReviewPaper 30 December 2012 Pages: 782 - 789
The Ubiquitin–Proteasome System in Retinal Health and Disease
Laura Campello
Julián Esteve-Rudd
José Martín-Nieto
ReviewPaper 22 January 2013 Pages: 790 - 810
Direct GSK-3β Inhibition Enhances Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Migration by Increasing Expression of Beta-PIX and CXCR4
Young Seo Kim
Min Young Noh
Seong-Ho Koh
ReviewPaper 05 January 2013 Pages: 811 - 820
Spinal Muscular Atrophy and the Antiapoptotic Role of Survival of Motor Neuron (SMN) Protein
Ryan S. Anderton
Bruno P. Meloni
Sherif Boulos
ReviewPaper 13 January 2013 Pages: 821 - 832
Bergmann Glia Function in Granule Cell Migration During Cerebellum Development
Haiwei Xu
Yang Yang
Xiaotang Fan
ReviewPaper 19 January 2013 Pages: 833 - 844
Oligodendrocyte N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor Signaling: Insights into Its Functions
Nian Cao
Zhong-Xiang Yao
ReviewPaper 24 January 2013 Pages: 845 - 856

Volume 47, Issue 2

On Rita Levi-Montalcini

Targeting the Chameleon: a Focused Look at α-Synuclein and Its Roles in Neurodegeneration

The Central Theme of Parkinson’s Disease: α-Synuclein

α-Synuclein and Neuronal Cell Death

α-Synuclein Elevation in Human Neurodegenerative Diseases: Experimental, Pathogenetic, and Therapeutic Implications

The Lewy Body in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders

Alpha-Synuclein Posttranslational Modification and Alternative Splicing as a Trigger for Neurodegeneration

Recent Advances in α-Synuclein Functions, Advanced Glycation, and Toxicity: Implications for Parkinson’s Disease

Alpha-synuclein and Protein Degradation Systems: a Reciprocal Relationship

Molecular Chaperones, Alpha-Synuclein, and Neurodegeneration

Inflammation and α-Synuclein’s Prion-like Behavior in Parkinson's Disease—Is There a Link?

The Role of Glia in Alpha-Synucleinopathies

α-Synuclein and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease

Agrochemicals, α-Synuclein, and Parkinson’s Disease

α-Synuclein Oligomers: an Amyloid Pore?

Function and Dysfunction of α-Synuclein: Probing Conformational Changes and Aggregation by Single Molecule Fluorescence

Unconjugated Bilirubin Restricts Oligodendrocyte Differentiation and Axonal Myelination

Stress-Induced Grey Matter Loss Determined by MRI Is Primarily Due to Loss of Dendrites and Their Synapses

Ubiquitin–Proteasome System Impairment and MPTP-Induced Oxidative Stress in the Brain of C57BL/6 Wild-type and GSTP Knockout Mice

The PMP22 Gene and Its Related Diseases

Expression of Taurine Transporter (TauT) is Modulated by Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1) in Motor Neurons of ALS

A Non-transgenic Mouse Model (icv-STZ Mouse) of Alzheimer’s Disease: Similarities to and Differences from the Transgenic Model (3xTg-AD Mouse)

Big Effects of Small RNAs: A Review of MicroRNAs in Anxiety

Histone Methylation in the Nervous System: Functions and Dysfunctions

The Early Activation of PI3K Strongly Enhances the Resistance of Cortical Neurons to Hypoxic Injury via the Activation of Downstream Targets of the PI3K Pathway and the Normalization of the Levels of PARP Activity, ATP, and NAD⁺

FGF-2 Low Molecular Weight Selectively Promotes Neuritogenesis of Motor Neurons In Vitro

Regulation of Neural Progenitor Cell Proliferation by D609: Potential Role for ERK

The Ubiquitin–Proteasome System in Retinal Health and Disease

Direct GSK-3β Inhibition Enhances Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Migration by Increasing Expression of Beta-PIX and CXCR4

Spinal Muscular Atrophy and the Antiapoptotic Role of Survival of Motor Neuron (SMN) Protein

Bergmann Glia Function in Granule Cell Migration During Cerebellum Development

Oligodendrocyte N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor Signaling: Insights into Its Functions

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