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Loss of Parkin contributes to mitochondrial turnover and dopaminergic neuronal loss in aged mice
14 Dec 2019
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, is characterized by the loss of nigrostriatal dopamine neurons. PARK2 mutations cause early-onset Parkinson's disease (EO-PD). PARK2 encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase, Parkin. Extensive in vitro studies and cell line characterization have shown that Parkin is required for mitophagy, but the physiological pathology and context of the pathway...
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