Publications

  1. Agarwal K, Backler W, Bayram E, Bloom L, Boeve BF, Cha JH, Denslow M, Ferman TJ, Galasko D, Galvin JE, Gomperts SN, Irizarry MC, Kantarci K, Kaushik H, Kietlinski M, Koenig A, Leverenz JB, McKeith I, McLean PJ, Montine TJ, Moose SO, O'Brien JT, Panier V, Ramanathan S, Ringel MS, Scholz SW, Small J, Sperling RA, Taylor A, Taylor JP, Ward RA, Witten L, Hyman BT. Lewy body dementia: Overcoming barriers and identifying solutions. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Mar; 20 (3):2298-2308 Epub 2024 Jan 24
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  2. Kaya ZB, Santiago-Padilla V, Lim M, Boschen SL, Atilla P, McLean PJ. Optimizing SH-SY5Y cell culture: exploring the beneficial effects of an alternative media supplement on cell proliferation and viability. Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 27; 14 (1):4775
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  3. Basu S, Song M, Adams L, Jeong I, Je G, Guhathakurta S, Jiang J, Boparai N, Dai W, Cardozo-Pelaez F, Tatulian SA, Han KY, Elliott J, Baum J, McLean PJ, Dickson DW, Kim YS. Transcriptional mutagenesis of alpha-synuclein caused by DNA oxidation in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis. Acta Neuropathol. 2023 Nov; 146 (5):685-705 Epub 2023 Sept 23
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  4. Lim MJ, Boschen SL, Kurti A, Castanedes Casey M, Phillips VR, Fryer JD, Dickson D, Jansen-West KR, Petrucelli L, Delenclos M, McLean PJ. Investigating the Pathogenic Interplay of Alpha-Synuclein, Tau, and Amyloid Beta in Lewy Body Dementia: Insights from Viral-Mediated Overexpression in Transgenic Mouse Models. Biomedicines. 2023 Oct 22; 11 (10)
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  5. Burgess JD, Amerna D, Norton ES, Parsons TM, Perkerson RB 3rd, Faroqi AH, Wszolek ZK, Guerrero Cazares H, Kanekiyo T, Delenclos M, McLean PJ. A mutant methionyl-tRNA synthetase-based toolkit to assess induced-mesenchymal stromal cell secretome in mixed-culture disease models. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2023 Oct 5; 14 (1):289 Epub 2023 Oct 05
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  6. Hou X, Chen TH, Koga S, Bredenberg JM, Faroqi AH, Delenclos M, Bu G, Wszolek ZK, Carr JA, Ross OA, McLean PJ, Murray ME, Dickson DW, Fiesel FC, Springer W. Alpha-synuclein-associated changes in PINK1-PRKN-mediated mitophagy are disease context dependent. Brain Pathol. 2023 Sep; 33 (5):e13175 Epub 2023 May 31
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  7. Kaya ZB, Karakoc E, McLean PJ, Saka E, Atilla P. Post-inflammatory administration of N-acetylcysteine reduces inflammation and alters receptor levels in a cellular model of Parkinson's disease. FASEB Bioadv. 2023 Jul; 5(7):263-276. Epub 2023 May 16.
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  8. Meneses AD, Koga S, Li Z, O'Leary J, Li F, Chen K, Murakami A, Qiao W, Kurti A, Heckman MG, White L, Xie M, Chen Y, Finch NA, Lim MJ, Delenclos M, DeTure MA, Linares C, Martin NB, Ikezu TC, van Blitterswijk MM, Wu LJ, McLean PJ, Rademakers R, Ross OA, Dickson DW, Bu G, Zhao N. APOE2 Exacerbates TDP-43 Related Toxicity in the Absence of Alzheimer Pathology. Ann Neurol. 2023 Apr; 93 (4):830-843 Epub 2023 Jan 10
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  9. Fagen SJ, Burgess JD, Lim MJ, Amerna D, Kaya ZB, Faroqi AH, Perisetla P, DeMeo NN, Stojkovska I, Quiriconi DJ, Mazzulli JR, Delenclos M, Boschen SL, McLean PJ. Honokiol decreases alpha-synuclein mRNA levels and reveals novel targets for modulating alpha-synuclein expression. Front Aging Neurosci. 2023; 15:1179086 Epub 2023 Aug 10
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  10. Milanowski LM, Hou X, Bredenberg JM, Fiesel FC, Cocker LT, Soto-Beasley AI, Walton RL, Strongosky AJ, Faroqi AH, Barcikowska M, Boczarska-Jedynak M, Dulski J, Fedoryshyn L, Janik P, Potulska-Chromik A, Karpinsky K, Krygowska-Wajs A, Lynch T, Olszewska DA, Opala G, Pulyk A, Rektorova I, Sanotsky Y, Siuda J, Widlak M, Slawek J, Rudzinska-Bar M, Uitti R, Figura M, Szlufik S, Rzonca-Niewczas S, Podgorska E, McLean PJ, Koziorowski D, Ross OA, Hoffman-Zacharska D, Springer W, Wszolek ZK. Cathepsin B p.Gly284Val Variant in Parkinson's Disease Pathogenesis. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jun 25; 23 (13) Epub 2022 June 25
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  11. Jin Y, Li F, Sonoustoun B, Kondru NC, Martens YA, Qiao W, Heckman MG, Ikezu TC, Li Z, Burgess JD, Amerna D, O'Leary J, DeTure MA, Zhao J, McLean PJ, Dickson DW, Ross OA, Bu G, Zhao N. APOE4 exacerbates alpha-synuclein seeding activity and contributes to neurotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease with Lewy body pathology. Acta Neuropathol. 2022 Jun; 143 (6):641-662 Epub 2022 Apr 26
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  12. Cai W, Srivastava P, Feng D, Lin Y, Vanderburg CR, Xu Y, Mclean P, Frosch MP, Fisher DE, Schwarzschild MA, Chen X. Melanocortin 1 receptor activation protects against alpha-synuclein pathologies in models of Parkinson's disease. Mol Neurodegener. 2022 Feb 23; 17 (1):16
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  13. Kolicheski A, Turcano P, Tamvaka N, McLean PJ, Springer W, Savica R, Ross OA. Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease: Creating the Right Environment for a Genetic Disorder. J Parkinsons Dis. 2022; 12(8):2353-2367.
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  14. Faroqi AH, Lim MJ, Kee EC, Lee JH, Burgess JD, Chen R, Di Virgilio F, Delenclos M, McLean PJ. In Vivo Detection of Extracellular Adenosine Triphosphate in a Mouse Model of Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2021 Mar; 38 (5):655-664 Epub 2020 Oct 19
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  15. Bhattarai Y, Si J, Pu M, Ross OA, McLean PJ, Till L, Moor W, Grover M, Kandimalla KK, Margolis KG, Farrugia G, Kashyap PC. Role of gut microbiota in regulating gastrointestinal dysfunction and motor symptoms in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Gut Microbes. 2021 Jan 1; 13 (1):1866974
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  16. Soto-Beasley AI, Walton RL, Valentino RR, Hook PW, Labbe C, Heckman MG, Johnson PW, Goff LA, Uitti RJ, McLean PJ, Springer W, McCallion AS, Wszolek ZK, Ross OA. Screening non-MAPT genes of the Chr17q21 H1 haplotype in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 Sep; 78:138-144 Epub 2020 Aug 01
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  17. Zhao N, Attrebi ON, Ren Y, Qiao W, Sonustun B, Martens YA, Meneses AD, Li F, Shue F, Zheng J, Van Ingelgom AJ, Davis MD, Kurti A, Knight JA, Linares C, Chen Y, Delenclos M, Liu CC, Fryer JD, Asmann YW, McLean PJ, Dickson DW, Ross OA, Bu G. APOE4 exacerbates alpha-synuclein pathology and related toxicity independent of amyloid. Sci Transl Med. 2020 Feb 5; 12 (529)
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  18. Park JH, Burgess JD, Faroqi AH, DeMeo NN, Fiesel FC, Springer W, Delenclos M, McLean PJ. Alpha-synuclein-induced mitochondrial dysfunction is mediated via a sirtuin 3-dependent pathway. Mol Neurodegener. 2020 Jan 13; 15 (1):5
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  19. Kiechle M, von Einem B, Hofs L, Voehringer P, Grozdanov V, Markx D, Parlato R, Wiesner D, Mayer B, Sakk O, Baumann B, Lukassen S, Liss B, Ekici AB, Ludolph AC, Walther P, Ferger B, McLean PJ, Falkenburger BH, Weishaupt JH, Danzer KM. In Vivo Protein Complementation Demonstrates Presynaptic alpha-Synuclein Oligomerization and Age-Dependent Accumulation of 8-16-mer Oligomer Species. Cell Rep. 2019 Nov 26; 29 (9):2862-2874.e9
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  20. Grozdanov V, Bousset L, Hoffmeister M, Bliederhaeuser C, Meier C, Madiona K, Pieri L, Kiechle M, McLean PJ, Kassubek J, Behrends C, Ludolph AC, Weishaupt JH, Melki R, Danzer KM. Increased Immune Activation by Pathologic alpha-Synuclein in Parkinson's Disease. Ann Neurol. 2019 Oct; 86 (4):593-606 Epub 2019 Aug 15
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  21. Delenclos M, Burgess JD, Lamprokostopoulou A, Outeiro TF, Vekrellis K, McLean PJ. Cellular models of alpha-synuclein toxicity and aggregation. J Neurochem. 2019 Sep; 150 (5):566-576 Epub 2019 July 30
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  22. Sun J, Carlson-Stevermer J, Das U, Shen M, Delenclos M, Snead AM, Koo SY, Wang L, Qiao D, Loi J, Petersen AJ, Stockton M, Bhattacharyya A, Jones MV, Zhao X, McLean PJ, Sproul AA, Saha K, Roy S. CRISPR/Cas9 editing of APP C-terminus attenuates beta-cleavage and promotes alpha-cleavage. Nat Commun. 2019 Jan 3; 10 (1):53 Epub 2019 Jan 03
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  23. Wang B, Underwood R, Kamath A, Britain C, McFerrin MB, McLean PJ, Volpicelli-Daley LA, Whitaker RH, Placzek WJ, Becker K, Ma J, Yacoubian TA. "14-3-3 proteins reduce cell-to-cell transfer and propagation of pathogenic alpha-synuclein": Erratum The Journal of Neuroscience. 2018 Nov 21; 38 (47):10236
  24. Wang B, Underwood R, Kamath A, Britain C, McFerrin MB, McLean PJ, Volpicelli-Daley LA, Whitaker RH, Placzek WJ, Becker K, Ma J, Yacoubian TA. 14-3-3 Proteins Reduce Cell-to-Cell Transfer and Propagation of Pathogenic alpha-Synuclein. J Neurosci. 2018 Sep 19; 38 (38):8211-8232 Epub 2018 Aug 09
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  25. Cai W, Feng D, Schwarzschild MA, McLean PJ, Chen X. Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation of Alpha-synuclein Demonstrates its Oligomerization with Dopaminergic Phenotype in Mice. EBioMedicine. 2018 Mar; 29:13-22 Epub 2018 Jan 31
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  26. Jiang P, Gan M, Yen SH, McLean PJ, Dickson DW. Impaired endo-lysosomal membrane integrity accelerates the seeding progression of alpha-synuclein aggregates. Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 9; 7 (1):7690 Epub 2017 Aug 09
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  27. von Einem B, Eschbach J, Kiechle M, Wahler A, Thal DR, McLean PJ, Weishaupt JH, Ludolph AC, von Arnim CAF, Danzer KM. The Golgi-localized, gamma ear-containing, ARF-binding (GGA) protein family alters alpha synuclein (alpha-syn) oligomerization and secretion. Aging (Albany NY). 2017 Jul 15; 9 (7):1677-1697
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  28. McKeith IG, Boeve BF, Dickson DW, Halliday G, Taylor JP, Weintraub D, Aarsland D, Galvin J, Attems J, Ballard CG, Bayston A, Beach TG, Blanc F, Bohnen N, Bonanni L, Bras J, Brundin P, Burn D, Chen-Plotkin A, Duda JE, El-Agnaf O, Feldman H, Ferman TJ, Ffytche D, Fujishiro H, Galasko D, Goldman JG, Gomperts SN, Graff-Radford NR, Honig LS, Iranzo A, Kantarci K, Kaufer D, Kukull W, Lee VMY, Leverenz JB, Lewis S, Lippa C, Lunde A, Masellis M, Masliah E, McLean P, Mollenhauer B, Montine TJ, Moreno E, Mori E, Murray M, O'Brien JT, Orimo S, Postuma RB, Ramaswamy S, Ross OA, Salmon DP, Singleton A, Taylor A, Thomas A, Tiraboschi P, Toledo JB, Trojanowski JQ, Tsuang D, Walker Z, Yamada M, Kosaka K. Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium. Neurology. 2017 Jul 4; 89 (1):88-100 Epub 2017 June 07
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  29. Delenclos M, Faroqi AH, Yue M, Kurti A, Castanedes-Casey M, Rousseau L, Phillips V, Dickson DW, Fryer JD, McLean PJ. Neonatal AAV delivery of alpha-synuclein induces pathology in the adult mouse brain. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2017 Jun 23; 5 (1):51 Epub 2017 June 23
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  30. Jiang P, Gan M, Yen SH, McLean PJ, Dickson DW. Histones facilitate alpha-synuclein aggregation during neuronal apoptosis. Acta Neuropathol. 2017 Apr; 133 (4):547-558 Epub 2016 Dec 21
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  31. Delenclos M, Trendafilova T, Mahesh D, Baine AM, Moussaud S, Yan IK, Patel T, McLean PJ. Investigation of Endocytic Pathways for the Internalization of Exosome-Associated Oligomeric Alpha-Synuclein. Front Neurosci. 2017; 11:172 Epub 2017 Mar 30
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  32. Levin J, Hillmer AS, Hogen T, McLean PJ, Giese A. Intracellular formation of alpha-synuclein oligomers and the effect of heat shock protein 70 characterized by confocal single particle spectroscopy. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Aug 12; 477 (1):76-82 Epub 2016 June 07
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  33. Jarvela TS, Lam HA, Helwig M, Lorenzen N, Otzen DE, McLean PJ, Maidment NT, Lindberg I. The neural chaperone proSAAS blocks alpha-synuclein fibrillation and neurotoxicity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Aug 9; 113 (32):E4708-15 Epub 2016 July 25
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  34. Jiang P, Gan M, Yen SH, Moussaud S, McLean PJ, Dickson DW. Proaggregant nuclear factor(s) trigger rapid formation of alpha-synuclein aggregates in apoptotic neurons. Acta Neuropathol. 2016 Jul; 132 (1):77-91 Epub 2016 Feb 02
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  35. Helferich AM, McLean PJ, Weishaupt JH, Danzer KM. Commentary: alpha-synuclein interacts with SOD1 and promotes its oligomerization. J Neurol Neuromedicine. 2016; 1 (7):28-30
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  36. Delenclos M, Jones DR, McLean PJ, Uitti RJ. Biomarkers in Parkinson's disease: Advances and strategies. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2016 Jan; 22 Suppl 1:S106-10 Epub 2015 Sept 30
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  37. Helferich AM, Ruf WP, Grozdanov V, Freischmidt A, Feiler MS, Zondler L, Ludolph AC, McLean PJ, Weishaupt JH, Danzer KM. alpha-synuclein interacts with SOD1 and promotes its oligomerization. Mol Neurodegener. 2015 Dec 8; 10:66 Epub 2015 Dec 08
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  38. Jones DR, Delenclos M, Baine AT, DeTure M, Murray ME, Dickson DW, McLean PJ. Transmission of Soluble and Insoluble alpha-Synuclein to Mice. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2015 Dec; 74 (12):1158-69
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  39. Delenclos M, Moussaud S, McLean PJ. Untangling a role for tau in synucleinopathies. Biol Psychiatry 2015 Nov 15; 78 (10):666-7
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  40. Labbe C, Ogaki K, Lorenzo-Betancor O, Soto-Ortolaza AI, Walton RL, Rayaprolu S, Fujioka S, Murray ME, Heckman MG, Puschmann A, McCarthy A, Lynch T, Siuda J, Opala G, Rudzinska M, Krygowska-Wajs A, Barcikowska M, Czyzewski K, Sanotsky Y, Rektorova I, McLean PJ, Rademakers R, Ertekin-Taner N, Hassan A, Ahlskog JE, Boeve BF, Petersen RC, Maraganore DM, Adler CH, Ferman TJ, Parisi JE, Graff-Radford NR, Uitti RJ, Wszolek ZK, Dickson DW, Ross OA. Role for the microtubule-associated protein tau variant p.A152T in risk of alpha-synucleinopathies. Neurology. 2015 Nov 10; 85 (19):1680-6 Epub 2015 Sept 02
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  41. Labbe C, Ogaki K, Lorenzo-Betancor O, Soto-Ortolaza AI, Walton RL, Rayaprolu S, Fujioka S, Murray ME, Heckman MG, Puschmann A, McCarthy A, Lynch T, Siuda J, Opala G, Rudzinska M, Krygowska-Wajs A, Barcikowska M, Czyzewski K, Sanotsky Y, Rektorova I, McLean PJ, Rademakers R, Ertekin-Taner N, Hassan A, Ahlskog JE, Boeve BF, Petersen RC, Maraganore DM, Adler CH, Ferman TJ, Parisi JE, Graff-Radford NR, Uitti RJ, Wszolek ZK, Dickson DW, Ross OA. "Role for the microtubule-associated protein tau variant p.A152T in risk of alpha-synucleinopathies": Correction Neurology. 2015 Nov; 85: (19)1728.
  42. Lindberg I, Shorter J, Wiseman RL, Chiti F, Dickey CA, McLean PJ. Chaperones in Neurodegeneration. J Neurosci. 2015 Oct 14; 35 (41):13853-9
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  43. Lorenzo-Betancor O, Ogaki K, Soto-Ortolaza AI, Labbe C, Walton RL, Strongosky AJ, van Gerpen JA, Uitti RJ, McLean PJ, Springer W, Siuda J, Opala G, Krygowska-Wajs A, Barcikowska M, Czyzewski K, McCarthy A, Lynch T, Puschmann A, Rektorova I, Sanotsky Y, Vilarino-Guell C, Farrer MJ, Ferman TJ, Boeve BF, Petersen RC, Parisi JE, Graff-Radford NR, Dickson DW, Wszolek ZK, Ross OA. DNAJC13 p.Asn855Ser mutation screening in Parkinson's disease and pathologically confirmed Lewy body disease patients. Eur J Neurol. 2015 Sep; 22 (9):1323-5
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  44. Yue M, Hinkle KM, Davies P, Trushina E, Fiesel FC, Christenson TA, Schroeder AS, Zhang L, Bowles E, Behrouz B, Lincoln SJ, Beevers JE, Milnerwood AJ, Kurti A, McLean PJ, Fryer JD, Springer W, Dickson DW, Farrer MJ, Melrose HL. Progressive dopaminergic alterations and mitochondrial abnormalities in LRRK2 G2019S knock-in mice. Neurobiol Dis. 2015 Jun; 78:172-95. Epub 2015 Mar 31.
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  45. Moussaud S, Malany S, Mehta A, Vasile S, Smith LH, McLean PJ. Targeting alpha-synuclein oligomers by protein-fragment complementation for drug discovery in synucleinopathies. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2015 May; 19 (5):589-603 Epub 2015 Mar 18
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  46. Gan M, Moussaud S, Jiang P, McLean PJ. Extracellular ATP induces intracellular alpha-synuclein accumulation via P2X1 receptor-mediated lysosomal dysfunction. Neurobiol Aging. 2015 Feb; 36 (2):1209-20 Epub 2014 Nov 05
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  47. Delenclos M, Trendafilova T, Jones DR, Moussaud S, Baine AM, Yue M, Hirst WD, McLean PJ. A Rapid, Semi-Quantitative Assay to Screen for Modulators of Alpha-Synuclein Oligomerization Ex vivo. Front Neurosci. 2015; 9:511 Epub 2016 Jan 19
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  48. Eschbach J, von Einem B, Muller K, Bayer H, Scheffold A, Morrison BE, Rudolph KL, Thal DR, Witting A, Weydt P, Otto M, Fauler M, Liss B, McLean PJ, Spada AR, Ludolph AC, Weishaupt JH, Danzer KM. Mutual exacerbation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1alpha deregulation and alpha-synuclein oligomerization. Ann Neurol. 2015 Jan; 77(1):15-32. Epub 2014 Dec 19.
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  49. Moussaud S, Jones DR, Moussaud-Lamodiere EL, Delenclos M, Ross OA, McLean PJ. Alpha-synuclein and tau: teammates in neurodegeneration? Mol Neurodegener. 2014 Oct 29; 9:43
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  50. Wang L, Das U, Scott DA, Tang Y, McLean PJ, Roy S. alpha-synuclein multimers cluster synaptic vesicles and attenuate recycling. Curr Biol. 2014 Oct 6; 24 (19):2319-26 Epub 2014 Sept 25
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  51. Winslow AR, Moussaud S, Zhu L, Post KL, Dickson DW, Berezovska O, McLean PJ. Convergence of pathology in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease: a role for the novel interaction of alpha-synuclein and presenilin 1 in disease. Brain. 2014 Jul; 137 (Pt 7):1958-70 Epub 2014 May 24
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  52. Dimant H, Kalia SK, Kalia LV, Zhu LN, Kibuuka L, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, McFarland NR, Fan Z, Hyman BT, McLean PJ. Direct detection of alpha synuclein oligomers in vivo Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2014; 2: (1)6.
  53. McFarland NR, Dimant H, Kibuuka L, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Desjardins CA, Danzer KM, Danzer M, Fan Z, Schwarzschild MA, Hirst W, McLean PJ. Chronic treatment with novel small molecule Hsp90 inhibitors rescues striatal dopamine levels but not alpha-synuclein-induced neuronal cell loss. PLoS One. 2014; 9 (1):e86048 Epub 2014 Jan 20
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  54. Gan M, Jiang P, McLean P, Kanekiyo T, Bu G. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) regulates the stability and function of GluA1 alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptor in neurons. PLoS One. 2014; 9 (12):e113237 Epub 2014 Dec 12
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  55. Jones DR, Moussaud S, McLean P. Targeting heat shock proteins to modulate alpha-synuclein toxicity. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2014 Jan; 7 (1):33-51
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  56. Dimant H, Zhu L, Kibuuka LN, Fan Z, Hyman BT, McLean PJ. Direct visualization of CHIP-mediated degradation of alpha-synuclein in vivo: implications for PD therapeutics. PLoS One. 2014; 9 (3):e92098 Epub 2014 Mar 24
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  57. Neal KL, Shakerdge NB, Hou SS, Klunk WE, Mathis CA, Nesterov EE, Swager TM, McLean PJ, Bacskai BJ. Development and screening of contrast agents for in vivo imaging of Parkinson's disease. Mol Imaging Biol. 2013 Oct; 15(5):585-95.
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  58. Kalia LV, Kalia SK, McLean PJ, Lozano AM, Lang AE. alpha-Synuclein oligomers and clinical implications for Parkinson disease. Ann Neurol. 2013 Feb; 73(2):155-69. Epub 2012 Dec 7
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  59. Dimant H, Kalia SK, Kalia LV, Zhu LN, Kibuuka L, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, McFarland NR, Fan Z, Hyman BT, McLean PJ. Direct detection of alpha synuclein oligomers in vivo. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2013; 1(1):6. Epub 2013 May 09.
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  60. Dimant H, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, McLean PJ. Molecular chaperones and co-chaperones in Parkinson disease. Neuroscientist. 2012 Dec; 18(6):589-601. Epub 2012 Jul 24.
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  61. Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Wahlster L, McLean PJ. Protein degradation pathways in Parkinson's disease: curse or blessing. Acta Neuropathol. 2012 Aug; 124(2):153-72. Epub 2012 Jun 29.
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  62. Klucken J, Poehler AM, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Schneider J, Nuber S, Rockenstein E, Schlotzer-Schrehardt U, Hyman BT, McLean PJ, Masliah E, Winkler J. Alpha-synuclein aggregation involves a bafilomycin A 1-sensitive autophagy pathway. Autophagy. 2012 May 01; 8(5):754-66.
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  63. Klionsky DJ, Abdalla FC, Abeliovich H, Abraham RT, Acevedo-Arozena A, Adeli K, Agholme L, Agnello M, Agostinis P, Aguirre-Ghiso JA, Ahn HJ, Ait-Mohamed O, Ait-Si-Ali S, Akematsu T, Akira S, Al-Younes HM, Al-Zeer MA, Albert ML, Albin RL, Alegre-Abarrategui J, Aleo MF, Alirezaei M, Almasan A, Almonte-Becerril M, Amano A, Amaravadi R, Amarnath S, Amer AO, Andrieu-Abadie N, Anantharam V, Ann DK, Anoopkumar-Dukie S, Aoki H, Apostolova N, Arancia G, Aris JP, Asanuma K, Asare NY, Ashida H, Askanas V, Askew DS, Auberger P, Baba M, Backues SK, Baehrecke EH, Bahr BA, Bai XY, Bailly Y, Baiocchi R, Baldini G, Balduini W, Ballabio A, Bamber BA, Bampton ET, Banhegyi G, Bartholomew CR, Bassham DC, Bast RC Jr, Batoko H, Bay BH, Beau I, Bechet DM, Begley TJ, Behl C, Behrends C, Bekri S, Bellaire B, Bendall LJ, Benetti L, Berliocchi L, Bernardi H, Bernassola F, Besteiro S, Bhatia-Kissova I, Bi X, Biard-Piechaczyk M, Blum JS, Boise LH, Bonaldo P, Boone DL, Bornhauser BC, Bortoluci KR, Bossis I, Bost F, Bourquin JP, Boya P, Boyer-Guittaut M, Bozhkov PV, Brady NR, Brancolini C, Brech A, Brenman JE, Brennand A, Bresnick EH, Brest P, Bridges D, Bristol ML, Brookes PS, Brown EJ, Brumell JH, Brunetti-Pierri N, Brunk UT, Bulman DE, Bultman SJ, Bultynck G, Burbulla LF, Bursch W, Butchar JP, Buzgariu W, Bydlowski SP, Cadwell K, Cahova M, Cai D, Cai J, Cai Q, Calabretta B, Calvo-Garrido J, Camougrand N, Campanella M, Campos-Salinas J, Candi E, Cao L, Caplan AB, Carding SR, Cardoso SM, Carew JS, Carlin CR, Carmignac V, Carneiro LA, Carra S, Caruso RA, Casari G, Casas C, Castino R, Cebollero E, Cecconi F, Celli J, Chaachouay H, Chae HJ, Chai CY, Chan DC, Chan EY, Chang RC, Che CM, Chen CC, Chen GC, Chen GQ, Chen M, Chen Q, Chen SS, Chen W, Chen X, Chen X, Chen X, Chen YG, Chen Y, Chen Y, Chen YJ, Chen Z, Cheng A, Cheng CH, Cheng Y, Cheong H, Cheong JH, Cherry S, Chess-Williams R, Cheung ZH, Chevet E, Chiang HL, Chiarelli R, Chiba T, Chin LS, Chiou SH, Chisari FV, Cho CH, Cho DH, Choi AM, Choi D, Choi KS, Choi ME, Chouaib S, Choubey D, Choubey V, Chu CT, Chuang TH, Chueh SH, Chun T, Chwae YJ, Chye ML, Ciarcia R, Ciriolo MR, Clague MJ, Clark RS, Clarke PG, Clarke R, Codogno P, Coller HA, Colombo MI, Comincini S, Condello M, Condorelli F, Cookson MR, Coombs GH, Coppens I, Corbalan R, Cossart P, Costelli P, Costes S, Coto-Montes A, Couve E, Coxon FP, Cregg JM, Crespo JL, Cronje MJ, Cuervo AM, Cullen JJ, Czaja MJ, D'Amelio M, Darfeuille-Michaud A, Davids LM, Davies FE, De Felici M, de Groot JF, de Haan CA, De Martino L, De Milito A, De Tata V, Dong Z, et al, Garcia L, Ghosh P, Harris AL, Jackson WT, Jiang H, Jiang H, Jimenez A, Lee GM, Li F, McLean PJ, Prasad A, Reed JC, Ryan KM, Sanchez AM, Sinicrope FA, Sood AK, Springer W, Tang D, Wang F, Wang G, Wang J, Xu X, Yu L, Zhang J, Zhang XD, Zhu X. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy. Autophagy. 2012 Apr; 8 (4):445-544
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  64. Donmez G, Arun A, Chung CY, McLean PJ, Lindquist S, Guarente L. SIRT1 protects against alpha-synuclein aggregation by activating molecular chaperones. J Neurosci. 2012 Jan 4; 32(1):124-32.
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