Description
Protocol
Available protocols: ELISA+
Specificity / Sensitivity
The PathScan
Species Reactivity: Human
Background
α-Synuclein is a protein of 140-amino acids expressed abundantly in the brain. α-Synuclein is also the main component of pathogenic Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites. Research studies have shown that mutations of the α-Synuclein gene are linked to Parkinson's disease (1).
Alternate Names
Alpha-synuclein; alpha-synuclein, isoform NACP140; I+/--synuclein; MGC110988; NACP; non A-beta component of AD amyloid; Non-A beta component of AD amyloid; non-A4 component of amyloid; Non-A4 component of amyloid precursor; PARK1; PARK4; PD1; SNCA; synuclein alpha; synuclein alpha-140; synuclein, alpha (non A4 component of amyloid precursor); SYUA; truncated alpha synuclein