by National Institutes of Health Localization of α-syn Ser129P and effects of phosphorylation on synaptic targeting. Credit: Neuron (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.11.020Researchers have discovered that a protein called phosphorylated α-synuclein, which is associated with several neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, is also involved in the normal processes of how neurons communicate with...