Sjors Hendrik Willem Scheres FRS is a Dutch scientist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Cambridge, UK. Since 2018, he has jointly led the LMB's Structural Studies Division.
Alpha-synuclein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SNCA gene. It is a neuronal protein involved in the regulation of synaptic vesicle trafficking and the release of neurotransmitters.
Positive α-Synuclein staining of a Lewy body from a patient who had Parkinson's disease.