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How does PSEN2 mechanistically regulate α-synuclein expression and pathology in neurons?

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How does PSEN2 mechanistically regulate α-synuclein expression and pathology in neurons?
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The study shows PSEN2 is essential in cortical and dopaminergic neurons and regulates αS expression, but the molecular mechanism linking PSEN2 to synuclein biology remains unexplained. This is critical since PSEN2 mutations cause diffuse synucleinopathy independent of AD pathology. Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: Deep sequencing of proteotoxicity modifier genes uncovers a Presenilin-2/beta-amyloid-actin genetic risk module shared among alpha-synucleinopathies. (2026, bioRxiv : t
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