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SUBMITTER: Matsuda S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3600171 | biostudies-other | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Matsuda Satoru S Kitagishi Yasuko Y Kobayashi Mayumi M
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 20130227
Mutations in phosphatase and tensin homologue-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) cause recessively inherited Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder linked to mitochondrial dysfunction. Studies support the notion of neuroprotective roles for the PINK1, as it protects cells from damage-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and cell apoptosis. PARL is a mitochondrial resident rhomboid serine protease, and it has been reported to mediate the cleavage of the PINK1. Interestingly, imp ...[more]