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. 2022 Aug 9;5:798. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03768-0

Fig. 5. Possible mechanism of CT-α-syn involvement in the pathogenesis of PD.

Fig. 5

The interaction between FL-α-syn and membranes is critical for neurotransmitter release, and fibrillation of FL-α-syn is inhibited by chaperones. When the C-terminus is truncated, the interaction with membranes and chaperones becomes stronger, leading to diminished inhibition of fibrillation and mitochondrial damage that is likely to elicit a truncation cycle contributing to pathogenesis.