Ubiquitination increases parkin activity to promote autophagic α-synuclein clearance.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a movement disorder associated with genetic and age related causes. Although autosomal recessive early onset PD linked to parkin mutations does not exhibit α-Synuclein accumulation, while autosomal dominant and sporadic PD manifest with α-Synuclein inclusions, loss o...

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Main Authors: Irina Lonskaya, Nicole M Desforges, Michaeline L Hebron, Charbel E-H Moussa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3873413?pdf=render