Caption Alpha-synuclein forms Lewy Body-like inclusions in the cytoplasm of yeast (left), but these are dissolved and alpha-synuclein returns to the plasma membrane upon expression of an ...

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DLB is named after deposits (cellular inclusions) called Lewy bodies, which are collections of an abnormal protein called alpha-synuclein. Lewy bodies are found throughout the outer layer of the brain ...

These disorders stem from an abnormal buildup of protein deposits in the brain called Lewy bodies. The deposits, formed from ...

Alpha-synuclein has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and familial Parkinson's disease because it is present in senile plaques and Lewy bodies, binds amyloid Aβ peptide ...

It’s characterized by an abnormal protein that accumulates in the brain known as alpha-synuclein, explains Dr. Bock. “Lewy body dementia can be caused by a condition called ‘dementia with ...

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Lewy bodies are abnormal clumps of the protein alpha-synuclein that accumulate in the brain. Lewy body dementia can develop when these clumps impede normal brain function, affecting thinking ...

The Schaser Research Group uses advanced imaging tools and an alpha-synuclein fibril seeding approach to study protein aggregation in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Dementia with Lewy ...

Patients with Lewy body dementia have been known to hallucinate. Both conditions are thought to be associated with the accumulation in brain cells of a protein called alpha-synuclein. However ...