Scientists 'watch' as individual alpha-synuclein proteins change shape

In an Early Edition publication of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) this week, the researchers demonstrate the "alpha-synuclein dance" - the switching back and forth of the protein between a bent helix and an extended helix as the surface that it is binding to changes.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news156442987.html">Scientists 'watch' as individual alpha-synuclein proteins change shape</a></p> <p>In an Early Edition publication of The <I>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</I> (<I>PNAS</I>) this week, the researchers demonstrate the "alpha-synuclein dance" - the switching back and forth of the protein between a bent helix and an extended helix as the surface that it is binding to changes.</p>