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Pink1 regulates the oxidative phosphorylation machinery via mitochondrial fission.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 Aug 2011
Liu Wencheng, Acín-Peréz Rebeca, Geghman Kindiya D, Manfredi Giovanni, Lu Bingwei, Li Chenjian
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1), a mitochondrial Ser/Thr kinase, cause an autosomal recessive form of Parkinson's disease (PD), PARK6. To investigate the mechanism of PINK1 pathogenesis, we used the Drosophila Pink1 knockout (KO) model. In mitochondria isolated from Pink1-KO flies, mitochondrial respiration driven by the electron transport chain (ETC) is significantly reduced. This reduction is the...
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