Molecular crowding accelerates aggregation of α-synuclein by altering its folding pathway
Soumojit Biswas, Antara Bhadra, Sunidhi Lakhera, Monika Soni, Venkataharsha Panuganti, Swati Jain, Ipsita Roy
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Macromolecular crowdingBiophysicsFibrilProtein aggregationChemistryIntrinsically disordered proteinsPEG ratioIn vitroPolyethylene glycolCrowdingProtein foldingNucleationIntracellularGlobular proteinAmyloid fibrilMacromoleculeBiochemistryAmyloid βBiologyOrganic chemistryNeurosciencePathologyEconomicsDiseaseMedicineFinanceParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders