a-synuclein, a lipid-binding protein, is a major component of: (A) Lewy bodies, (B) Amyloid, (C) Tau protein, (D) Neurofibrillary tangles
Answer is A. a-synuclein, an abundant lipid-binding protein normally associated with synapses. This protein was then demonstrated to be a major component of the Lewy body, which is the diagnostic hallmark of Parkinson diseaseRobbins pathology9e pg: 1294