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PINK1 mutants associated with recessive Parkinson's disease are defective in inhibiting mitochondrial release of cytochrome c.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Nov 2007
Wang Hung-Li, Chou An-Hsun, Yeh Tu-Hsueh, Li Allen H, Chen Ying-Ling, Kuo Yu-Li, Tsai Shu-Ru, Yu Szu-Tzu
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) gene cause recessive familial type 6 of Parkinson's disease (PARK6). We investigated molecular mechanisms underlying PINK1 neuroprotective function and PARK6 mutation-induced loss of PINK1 function. Overexpression of wild-type PINK1 blocked mitochondrial release of apoptogenic cytochrome c, caspase-3 activation and apoptotic cell death induced by proteasome inhibitor...
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