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ArticleScience translational medicine2026

Foldamers rescue synucleinopathy phenotypes in multiple in vitro and in vivo models.

Ryan A Dohoney, L Palanikumar, Emily Oldani, Charles Zuwu Baysah, Johnson A Joseph, David Polanco, Paula Santos-Otte, Nicholas H Stillman, Peter Corcoran, Tyler D Ball and 12 more

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Article in Science translational medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Ryan A DohoneyDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, F. W. Olin Hall, 2190 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0190-8665
L PalanikumarBiology Program, Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-2639-0436
Emily OldaniDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, F. W. Olin Hall, 2190 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-5430-0270
Charles Zuwu BaysahDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, F. W. Olin Hall, 2190 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0657-0461
Johnson A JosephDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, F. W. Olin Hall, 2190 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0415-3122
David PolancoInstitute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI) and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0005-6712
Paula Santos-OtteMax Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Berlin 10115, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-4556-0574
Nicholas H StillmanDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, F. W. Olin Hall, 2190 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8353-7684
Peter CorcoranDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, F. W. Olin Hall, 2190 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.
Tyler D BallDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, F. W. Olin Hall, 2190 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9602-0329
Tessa C FitchKnoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, 2155 E. Wesley Ave., Suite 579, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA.
Jemil AhmedKnoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, 2155 E. Wesley Ave., Suite 579, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA.
Ifunayachi Ogbonna-UkukuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, F. W. Olin Hall, 2190 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-3818-5421
Kevin M Reynolds CaicedoKnoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, 2155 E. Wesley Ave., Suite 579, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-4688-0144
Ying LiuDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Maureen A LeeheyDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Daniel A LinsemanKnoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, 2155 E. Wesley Ave., Suite 579, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8774-1976
Daniel A ParedesKnoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, 2155 E. Wesley Ave., Suite 579, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9635-8001
Melissa BirolMax Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Berlin 10115, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3397-8446
Nunilo CremadesInstitute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI) and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9138-6687
Mazin MagzoubBiology Program, Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-3414-6617
Sunil KumarDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, F. W. Olin Hall, 2190 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5472-4619

Funding

Synthetic protein mimetics as potential therapeutics for Lewy Body DementiaR61NS137824 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY) · PI Sunil Kumar · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
120 kV Transmission Electron Microscope for CU Anschutz Electron Microscopy Core FacilityS10OD036258 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI FARHANG DAREHSHOURI, ANZA · 2024 to 2024
$678k
NIH HHS S10 OD036258NINDS NIH HHS R61 NS137824
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synucleinopathies is an umbrella term for multiple neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD), Lewy body dementia (LBD), and multiple system atrophy (MSA). A central pathological hallmark of synucleinopathies is the aggregation of α-synuclein (αS, a neuronal protein) and its prion-like spread. Therefore, inhibition of αS aggregation and spread is considered a viable therapeutic approach for the treatment of synucleinopathies. Foldamers are synthetic ligands that mimic the secondary structure of proteins. Using an oligoquinoline (OQ) scaffold-based foldamer approach, we have previously identified a foldamer (SK-129) that potently inhibits αS aggregation. Here, using a wide range of biophysical, cellular, and in vivo methods, we showed that SK-129 rescued synucleinopathy phenotypes in cellular,

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Synucleinopathiesalpha-SynucleinAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierCaenorhabditis elegansDisease Models, AnimalHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMiceNeuronsPhenotypealpha-Synuclein

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PMID41920967
PMCPMC13430570

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