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Biochemical aspects of the neuroprotective mechanism of PTEN-induced kinase-1 (PINK1).
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Apr 2008
Mills Ryan D, Sim Chou Hung, Mok Su San, Mulhern Terrence D, Culvenor Janetta G, Cheng Heung-Chin
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) gene cause PARK6 familial Parkinsonism. To decipher the role of PINK1 in pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD), researchers need to identify protein substrates of PINK1 kinase activity that govern neuronal survival, and establish whether aberrant regulation and inactivation of PINK1 contribute to both familial Parkinsonism and idiopathic PD. These studies should take...
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