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The mitochondrial kinase PINK1, stress response and Parkinson's disease

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction is well documented in presymptomatic brain tissue with Parkinson's disease (PD). Identification of the autosomal recessive variant PARK6 caused by loss-of-function mutations in the mitochondrial kinase PINK1 provides an opportunity to dissect pathogenesis. Although PARK6 shows clinical differences to PD, the induction of alpha-synuclein "Lewy" pathology by PINK1-deficiency proves that mitochondrial pathomechanisms are relevant for old-age PD. Mitochondrial dysfunction is induced by PINK1 deficiency even in peripheral tissues unaffected by disease, consistent with the ubiquitous expression of PINK1. It remains unclear whether this dysfunction is due to PINK1-mediated phosphorylation of proteins inside or outside mitochondria. Although PINK1 deficiency affects the mitochondrial fission/fusion balance, cell stress is required in mammals to alter mitochondrial dynamics and provoke apoptosis. Clearance of damaged mitochondria depends on pathways including PINK1 and Parkin and is critical for postmitotic neurons with high energy demand and cumulative stress, providing a mechanistic concept for the tissue specificity of disease.

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Author:Marina Jendrach, Suzana Gispert, Filomena Ricciardi, Michael Klinkenberg, Rudolf Schemm, Georg AuburgerORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-334200
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10863-009-9256-0
ISSN:0145-479X
ISSN:1573-6881
Pubmed Id:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19941155
Parent Title (English):Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes
Publisher:Springer
Place of publication:Dordrecht
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2014/04/07
Year of first Publication:2009
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2014/04/07
Tag:Mitochondria; Oxidative stress; PINK1; Parkin; Parkinson’s disease
Volume:41
Issue:6
Page Number:6
First Page:481
Last Page:486
HeBIS-PPN:364457929
Institutes:Medizin / Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0