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SUBMITTER: Pryde KR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5177631 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pryde Kenneth Robert KR Taanman Jan Willem JW Schapira Anthony Henry AH
Cell reports 20161201 10
Mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in numerous neurodegenerative disorders and in Parkinson's disease (PD) in particular. PINK1 and Parkin gene mutations are causes of autosomal recessive PD, and these respective proteins function cooperatively to degrade depolarized mitochondria (mitophagy). It is widely assumed that impaired mitophagy causes PD, as toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS)-producing mitochondria accumulate and progressively drive neurodegeneration. Instead, we report that a LON ...[more]