Reduced basal autophagy and impaired mitochondrial dynamics due to loss of Parkinson's disease-associated protein DJ-1.

Mitochondrial dysfunction and degradation takes a central role in current paradigms of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD). Loss of DJ-1 function is a rare cause of familial PD. Although a critical role of DJ-1 in oxidative stress response and mitochondrial function has been recognize...

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Main Authors: Guido Krebiehl, Sabine Ruckerbauer, Lena F Burbulla, Nicole Kieper, Brigitte Maurer, Jens Waak, Hartwig Wolburg, Zemfira Gizatullina, Frank N Gellerich, Dirk Woitalla, Olaf Riess, Philipp J Kahle, Tassula Proikas-Cezanne, Rejko Krüger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2826413?pdf=render