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THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

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Cookson, Mark R.·2005·Annual Review of Biochemistry

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▪ Abstract Several genes have been identified for monogenic disorders that variably resemble Parkinson's disease. Dominant mutations in the gene encoding α-synuclein enhance the propensity of this protein to aggregate. As a consequence, these patients have a widespread disease with protein inclusion bodies in several brain areas. In contrast, mutations in several recessive genes (parkin, DJ-1, and PINK1) produce neuronal cell loss but generally without protein aggregation pathology. Progress has been made in understanding some of the mechanisms of toxicity: Parkin is an E3 ubiquitin ligase and DJ-1 and PINK1 appear to protect against mitochondrial damage. However, we have not yet fully resolved how the recessive genes relate to α-synuclein, or whether they represent different ways to induce a similar phenotype.

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Authors
Cookson, M. R.
Venue
Annual Review of Biochemistry
Published
2005-06-01
Volume
74
Issue
1
Pages
29-52
ISSN
  • 0066-4154 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4509
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W2134272142
Cited by
664
References
19
FWCI
6.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Cookson, M. R. (2005). THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. Annual Review of Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biochem.74.082803.133400

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