Images of the alpha-synuclein (IMAGE)

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)

Images of the alpha-synuclein

Caption

Images taken with an atomic force microscope show alpha-synuclein in the form of fibrils (left). The fibrils are a few hundred nanometers to one micrometer long. When the protein is placed in a solution containing copper, ring-like structures form instead (right). These annular oligomers are sized between approximately 6-8 nanometers.

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