Extracellular α-synuclein alters synaptic transmission in brain neurons by perforating the neuronal plasma membrane

C. R. Pacheco funded by Ph.D. fellowship from CONICYT and FEBS Scholarship. This work was supported by grant Anillo-PBCT ACT-04 from the Chilean Government (LGA, CO), FONDECYT grant No. 1100502 (LGA, CO), FONDECYT grant No. 1140473 (LGA) and Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (FIS PI10/00587; ISCIII-RETIC RED HERACLES RD06/0009/002-FEDER), and La Marato de TV3 (No. 100310). The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health acknowledges the strong support from the Victorian Government and in particular the funding from the Operational Infrastructure Support Grant.