What molecular mechanisms cause aCSF-formed α-synuclein fibrils to lose stability when removed from their formation environment?

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The abstract reports that α-synuclein fibrils formed in artificial cerebrospinal fluid exhibit low stability outside aCSF, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not explained. Understanding this instability could reveal critical factors for fibril maintenance and propagation in vivo.

Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: Formation of Condition-Dependent Alpha-Synuclein Fibril Strain in Artificial Cerebrospinal Fluid. (2026, Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), PMID:41262012)

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