FABP3 and Parkinson disease: Interestingly, in a previous study on model mice with PD induced by 1-methyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), we found that αSyn binds to FABP3 and that αSyn aggregates with FABP3 accumulation are abundant in damaged DA neurons (Shioda et al., 2014).