FABP3 and Parkinson disease: Importantly, we have shown that the dopaminergic toxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) promotes α-Syn oligomerization in the WT but not Fabp3 knock-out (Fabp3−/−) mouse SNpc, and thereby attenuates PD-like phenotypes [38].