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A mechanistic review of Parkin activation.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects - 1 Jun 2021
Gundogdu Mehmet, Tadayon Roya, Salzano Giulia, Shaw Gary S, Walden Helen
Abstract excerpt
Parkin and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) constitute a feed-forward signalling pathway that mediates autophagic removal of damaged mitochondria (mitophagy). With over 130 mutations identified to date in over 1000 patients with early onset parkinsonism, Parkin is considered a hot spot of signalling pathways involved in PD aetiology. Parkin is an E3 ligase and how its activity is...
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