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S-nitrosylation of Drp1 mediates beta-amyloid-related mitochondrial fission and neuronal injury.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 3 Apr 2009
Cho Dong-Hyung, Nakamura Tomohiro, Fang Jianguo, Cieplak Piotr, Godzik Adam, Gu Zezong, Lipton Stuart A
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria continuously undergo two opposing processes, fission and fusion. The disruption of this dynamic equilibrium may herald cell injury or death and may contribute to developmental and neurodegenerative disorders. Nitric oxide functions as a signaling molecule, but in excess it mediates neuronal injury, in part via mitochondrial fission or fragmentation. However, the underlying mechanism for nitric...
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