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SUBMITTER: Kim NC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3683300 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Nam Chul NC Tresse Emilie E Kolaitis Regina-Maria RM Molliex Amandine A Thomas Ruth E RE Alami Nael H NH Wang Bo B Joshi Aashish A Smith Rebecca B RB Ritson Gillian P GP Winborn Brett J BJ Moore Jennifer J Lee Joo-Yong JY Yao Tso-Pang TP Pallanck Leo L Kundu Mondira M Taylor J Paul JP
Neuron 20130314 1
Mutations in VCP cause multisystem degeneration impacting the nervous system, muscle, and/or bone. Patients may present with ALS, Parkinsonism, frontotemporal dementia, myopathy, Paget's disease, or a combination of these. The disease mechanism is unknown. We developed a Drosophila model of VCP mutation-dependent degeneration. The phenotype is reminiscent of PINK1 and parkin mutants, including a pronounced mitochondrial defect. Indeed, VCP interacts genetically with the PINK1/parkin pathway in v ...[more]