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Sharma K, Chib S, Gupta A, Singh R, Chalotra R. Interplay between α-synuclein and parkin genes: Insights of Parkinson's disease. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:586. [PMID: 38683365 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-09520-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex and debilitating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. The pathogenesis of PD is intimately linked to the roles of two key molecular players, α-synuclein (α-syn) and Parkin. Understanding the intricate interplay between α-syn and Parkin is essential for unravelling the molecular underpinnings of PD. Their roles in synaptic function and protein quality control underscore their significance in neuronal health. Dysregulation of these processes, as seen in PD, highlights the potential for targeted therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring normal protein homeostasis and mitigating neurodegeneration. Investigating the connections between α-syn, Parkin, and various pathological mechanisms provides insights into the complex web of factors contributing to PD pathogenesis and offers hope for the development of more effective treatments for this devastating neurological disorder. The present compilation provides an overview of their structures, regional and cellular locations, associations, physiological functions, and pathological roles in the context of PD.
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- Kajal Sharma
- Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India
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Moral-Turón C, Asencio-Cortés G, Rodriguez-Diaz F, Rubio A, Navarro AG, Brokate-Llanos AM, Garzón A, Muñoz MJ, Pérez-Pulido AJ. ASACO: Automatic and Serial Analysis of CO-expression to discover gene modifiers with potential use in drug repurposing. Brief Funct Genomics 2024:elae006. [PMID: 38422352 DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elae006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Massive gene expression analyses are widely used to find differentially expressed genes under specific conditions. The results of these experiments are often available in public databases that are undergoing a growth similar to that of molecular sequence databases in the past. This now allows novel secondary computational tools to emerge that use such information to gain new knowledge. If several genes have a similar expression profile across heterogeneous transcriptomics experiments, they could be functionally related. These associations are usually useful for the annotation of uncharacterized genes. In addition, the search for genes with opposite expression profiles is useful for finding negative regulators and proposing inhibitory compounds in drug repurposing projects. Here we present a new web application, Automatic and Serial Analysis of CO-expression (ASACO), which has the potential to discover positive and negative correlator genes to a given query gene, based on thousands of public transcriptomics experiments. In addition, examples of use are presented, comparing with previous contrasted knowledge. The results obtained propose ASACO as a useful tool to improve knowledge about genes associated with human diseases and noncoding genes. ASACO is available at http://www.bioinfocabd.upo.es/asaco/.
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- Cristina Moral-Turón
- Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD, UPO-CSIC-JA). Faculty of Experimental Sciences (Genetics Dept.), University Pablo de Olavide, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD, UPO-CSIC-JA). Faculty of Experimental Sciences (Genetics Dept.), University Pablo de Olavide, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD, UPO-CSIC-JA). Faculty of Experimental Sciences (Genetics Dept.), University Pablo de Olavide, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD, UPO-CSIC-JA). Faculty of Experimental Sciences (Genetics Dept.), University Pablo de Olavide, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD, UPO-CSIC-JA). Faculty of Experimental Sciences (Genetics Dept.), University Pablo de Olavide, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD, UPO-CSIC-JA). Faculty of Experimental Sciences (Genetics Dept.), University Pablo de Olavide, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD, UPO-CSIC-JA). Faculty of Experimental Sciences (Genetics Dept.), University Pablo de Olavide, 41013, Seville, Spain
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Picca A, Faitg J, Auwerx J, Ferrucci L, D'Amico D. Mitophagy in human health, ageing and disease. Nat Metab 2023; 5:2047-2061. [PMID: 38036770 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-023-00930-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Maintaining optimal mitochondrial function is a feature of health. Mitophagy removes and recycles damaged mitochondria and regulates the biogenesis of new, fully functional ones preserving healthy mitochondrial functions and activities. Preclinical and clinical studies have shown that impaired mitophagy negatively affects cellular health and contributes to age-related chronic diseases. Strategies to boost mitophagy have been successfully tested in model organisms, and, recently, some have been translated into clinics. In this Review, we describe the basic mechanisms of mitophagy and how mitophagy can be assessed in human blood, the immune system and tissues, including muscle, brain and liver. We outline mitophagy's role in specific diseases and describe mitophagy-activating approaches successfully tested in humans, including exercise and nutritional and pharmacological interventions. We describe how mitophagy is connected to other features of ageing through general mechanisms such as inflammation and oxidative stress and forecast how strengthening research on mitophagy and mitophagy interventions may strongly support human health.
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- Anna Picca
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, LUM University, Casamassima, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'A. Gemelli' IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Amazentis, EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Integrative Systems Physiology, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Yu J, Chen L, Cai G, Wang Y, Chen X, Hong W, Ye Q. Evaluating white matter alterations in Parkinson's disease-related parkin S/N167 mutation carriers using tract-based spatial statistics. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2022; 12:4272-4285. [PMID: 35919057 PMCID: PMC9338378 DOI: 10.21037/qims-21-1007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Genetic susceptibility plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). parkin S/N167 mutations may increase the risk of PD and affect white matter fibers in the brain. This cross-sectional study explored the effects of gene polymorphisms on white matter fiber damage in PD. Methods In all, 54 cases were enrolled in the study, including PD patients carrying parkin gene S/N167 mutations (G/A), PD patients without gene S/N167 mutations (G/G), and healthy controls (HC). The whole-brain white matter fiber skeleton was analyzed using the tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) method. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc tests were used for data analyses. Results Two classification methods were used; one was based on disease classification, with 26 patients in the PD group (n=12 G/G, n=14 G/A) and 28 in the HC group (n=15 G/G, n=13 G/A), and the other was based on genetic classification, with 27 patients in the G/G group and 27 in the G/A group. In the G/A group, there was a wide range of significant changes in fractional anisotropy (FA), radial diffusivity (RD), and mean diffusivity (MD) values (P<0.05). There was also a significant decrease in FA in the PD-G/A group compared with the PD-G/G and HC-G/A groups (P<0.05). Conclusions There were more extensive brain white matter fiber damage and changes in PD patients; the G/A polymorphism may cause more extensive brain white matter damage.
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- Jinqiu Yu
- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Department of Neurology, Affiliated Sanming First Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Sanming, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Sanming First Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Sanming, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Konopka A, Atkin JD. The Role of DNA Damage in Neural Plasticity in Physiology and Neurodegeneration. Front Cell Neurosci 2022; 16:836885. [PMID: 35813507 PMCID: PMC9259845 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.836885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Damage to DNA is generally considered to be a harmful process associated with aging and aging-related disorders such as neurodegenerative diseases that involve the selective death of specific groups of neurons. However, recent studies have provided evidence that DNA damage and its subsequent repair are important processes in the physiology and normal function of neurons. Neurons are unique cells that form new neural connections throughout life by growth and re-organisation in response to various stimuli. This “plasticity” is essential for cognitive processes such as learning and memory as well as brain development, sensorial training, and recovery from brain lesions. Interestingly, recent evidence has suggested that the formation of double strand breaks (DSBs) in DNA, the most toxic form of damage, is a physiological process that modifies gene expression during normal brain activity. Together with subsequent DNA repair, this is thought to underlie neural plasticity and thus control neuronal function. Interestingly, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, and Huntington’s disease, manifest by a decline in cognitive functions, which are governed by plasticity. This suggests that DNA damage and DNA repair processes that normally function in neural plasticity may contribute to neurodegeneration. In this review, we summarize current understanding about the relationship between DNA damage and neural plasticity in physiological conditions, as well as in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Anna Konopka
- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- *Correspondence: Anna Konopka
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- Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Banerjee P, Saha I, Sarkar D, Maiti AK. Contributions and Limitations of Mitochondria-Targeted and Non-Targeted Antioxidants in the Treatment of Parkinsonism: an Updated Review. Neurotox Res 2022; 40:847-873. [PMID: 35386026 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-022-00501-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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As conventional therapeutics can only treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), major focus of research in recent times is to slow down or prevent the progression of neuronal degeneration in PD. Non-targeted antioxidants have been an integral part of the conventional therapeutics regimen; however, their importance have lessened over time because of their controversial outcomes in clinical PD trials. Inability to permeate and localize within the mitochondria remains the main drawback on the part of non-targeted antioxidants inspite of possessing free radical scavenging properties. In contrast, mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants (MTAs), a special class of compounds have emerged having high advantages over non-targeted antioxidants by virtue of efficient pharmacokinetics and better absorption rate with capability to localize many fold inside the mitochondrial matrix. Preclinical experimentations indicate that MTAs have the potential to act as better alternatives compared to conventional non-targeted antioxidants in treating PD; however, sufficient clinical trials have not been conducted to investigate the efficacies of MTAs in treating PD. Controversial clinical outcomes on the part of non-targeted antioxidants and lack of clinical trials involving MTAs have made it difficult to go ahead with a direct comparison and in turn have slowed down the progress of development of safer and better alternate strategies in treating PD. This review provides an insight on the roles MTAs and non-targeted antioxidants have played in the treatment of PD till date in preclinical and clinical settings and discusses about the limitations of mitochondria-targeted and non-targeted antioxidants that can be resolved for developing effective strategies in treating Parkinsonism.
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- Priyajit Banerjee
- Department of Zoology, University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, Pin-713104, India
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, Pin-700073, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal, 711202, India
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- Mitochondrial Biology and Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal, District - Darjeeling, P.O. N.B.U, Raja Rammohunpur, West Bengal, Pin-734013, India.
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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder that mainly results due to the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the midbrain. It is well known that dopamine is synthesized in substantia nigra and is transported to the striatumvianigrostriatal tract. Besides the sporadic forms of PD, there are also familial cases of PD and number of genes (both autosomal dominant as well as recessive) are responsible for PD. There is no permanent cure for PD and to date, L-dopa therapy is considered to be the best option besides having dopamine agonists. In the present review, we have described the genes responsible for PD, the role of dopamine, and treatment strategies adopted for controlling the progression of PD in humans.
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A Splice Intervention Therapy for Autosomal Recessive Juvenile Parkinson's Disease Arising from Parkin Mutations. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197282. [PMID: 33019779 PMCID: PMC7582384 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Parkin-type autosomal recessive juvenile-onset Parkinson’s disease is caused by mutations in the PRKN gene and accounts for 50% of all autosomal recessive Parkinsonism cases. Parkin is a neuroprotective protein that has dual functions as an E3 ligase in the ubiquitin–proteasome system and as a transcriptional repressor of p53. While genomic deletions of PRKN exon 3 disrupt the mRNA reading frame and result in the loss of functional parkin protein, deletions of both exon 3 and 4 maintain the reading frame and are associated with a later onset, milder disease progression, indicating this particular isoform retains some function. Here, we describe in vitro evaluation of antisense oligomers that restore functional parkin expression in cells derived from a Parkinson’s patient carrying a heterozygous PRKN exon 3 deletion, by inducing exon 4 skipping to correct the reading frame. We show that the induced PRKN transcript is translated into a shorter but semi-functional parkin isoform able to be recruited to depolarised mitochondria, and also transcriptionally represses p53 expression. These results support the potential use of antisense oligomers as a disease-modifying treatment for selected pathogenic PRKN mutations.
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Cabral-Costa J, Kowaltowski A. Neurological disorders and mitochondria. Mol Aspects Med 2020; 71:100826. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2019.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Vania L, Morris G, Otgaar TC, Bignoux MJ, Bernert M, Burns J, Gabathuse A, Singh E, Ferreira E, Weiss SFT. Patented therapeutic approaches targeting LRP/LR for cancer treatment. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2019; 29:987-1009. [PMID: 31722579 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2019.1693543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Introduction: The ubiquitously expressed 37 kDa/67 kDa high-affinity laminin receptor (laminin receptor precursor/laminin receptor, LRP/LR) is a protein found to play several roles within cells. The receptor is located in the nucleus, cytosol and the cell surface. LRP/LR mediates cell proliferation, cell adhesion and cell differentiation. As a result, it is seen to enhance tumor angiogenesis as well as invasion and adhesion, key steps in the metastatic cascade of cancer. Recent findings have shown that LRP/LR is involved in the maintenance of cell viability through apoptotic evasion, allowing for tumor progression. Thus, several patented therapeutic approaches targeting the receptor for the prevention and treatment of cancer have emerged.Areas covered: The several roles that LRP/LR plays in cancer progression as well as an overview of the current therapeutic patented strategies targeting LRP/LR and cancer to date.Expert opinion: Small molecule inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies and small interfering RNAs might act used as powerful tools in preventing tumor angiogenesis and metastasis through the induction of apoptosis and telomere erosion in several cancers. This review offers an overview of the roles played by LRP/LR in cancer progression, while providing novel patented approaches targeting the receptor as potential therapeutic routes for the treatment of cancer as well as various other diseases.
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- Leila Vania
- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- Wits Commercial Enterprise, The Commercial Development Hub, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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González-Casacuberta I, Juárez-Flores DL, Morén C, Garrabou G. Bioenergetics and Autophagic Imbalance in Patients-Derived Cell Models of Parkinson Disease Supports Systemic Dysfunction in Neurodegeneration. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:894. [PMID: 31551675 PMCID: PMC6748355 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder worldwide affecting 2-3% of the population over 65 years. This prevalence is expected to rise as life expectancy increases and diagnostic and therapeutic protocols improve. PD encompasses a multitude of clinical, genetic, and molecular forms of the disease. Even though the mechanistic of the events leading to neurodegeneration remain largely unknown, some molecular hallmarks have been repeatedly reported in most patients and models of the disease. Neuroinflammation, protein misfolding, disrupted endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria crosstalk, mitochondrial dysfunction and consequent bioenergetic failure, oxidative stress and autophagy deregulation, are amongst the most commonly described. Supporting these findings, numerous familial forms of PD are caused by mutations in genes that are crucial for mitochondrial and autophagy proper functioning. For instance, late and early onset PD associated to mutations in Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) and Parkin (PRKN) genes, responsible for the most frequent dominant and recessive inherited forms of PD, respectively, have emerged as promising examples of disease due to their established role in commanding bioenergetic and autophagic balance. Concomitantly, the development of animal and cell models to investigate the etiology of the disease, potential biomarkers and therapeutic approaches are being explored. One of the emerging approaches in this context is the use of patient's derived cells models, such as skin-derived fibroblasts that preserve the genetic background and some environmental cues of the patients. An increasing number of reports in these PD cell models postulate that deficient mitochondrial function and impaired autophagic flux may be determinant in PD accelerated nigral cell death in terms of limitation of cell energy supply and accumulation of obsolete and/or unfolded proteins or dysfunctional organelles. The reliance of neurons on mitochondrial oxidative metabolism and their post-mitotic nature, may explain their increased vulnerability to undergo degeneration upon mitochondrial challenges or autophagic insults. In this scenario, proper mitochondrial function and turnover through mitophagy, are gaining in strength as protective targets to prevent neurodegeneration, together with the use of patient-derived fibroblasts to further explore these events. These findings point out the presence of molecular damage beyond the central nervous system (CNS) and proffer patient-derived cell platforms to the clinical and scientific community, which enable the study of disease etiopathogenesis and therapeutic approaches focused on modifying the natural history of PD through, among others, the enhancement of mitochondrial function and autophagy.
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- Ingrid González-Casacuberta
- Muscle Research and Mitochondrial Function Laboratory, Cellex-IDIBAPS, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences-University of Barcelona, Internal Medicine Service-Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBERER-U722, Madrid, Spain
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- Muscle Research and Mitochondrial Function Laboratory, Cellex-IDIBAPS, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences-University of Barcelona, Internal Medicine Service-Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBERER-U722, Madrid, Spain
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- Muscle Research and Mitochondrial Function Laboratory, Cellex-IDIBAPS, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences-University of Barcelona, Internal Medicine Service-Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBERER-U722, Madrid, Spain
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- Muscle Research and Mitochondrial Function Laboratory, Cellex-IDIBAPS, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences-University of Barcelona, Internal Medicine Service-Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBERER-U722, Madrid, Spain
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Liu X, Hebron M, Shi W, Lonskaya I, Moussa CEH. Ubiquitin specific protease-13 independently regulates parkin ubiquitination and alpha-synuclein clearance in alpha-synucleinopathies. Hum Mol Genet 2019; 28:548-560. [PMID: 30329047 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Ubiquitin specific proteases (USPs) are de-ubiquitinases (DUBs) that control protein ubiquitination cycle. The role of DUBs is poorly understood in neurodegenerative diseases. We found that USP13 is overexpressed in post-mortem Parkinson's disease (PD) brains. We investigated whether changes in USP13 levels can affect two molecules, parkin and alpha-synuclein, that are implicated in PD pathogenesis. Parkin is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that is regulated by ubiquitination and targets certain proteins for degradation, and alpha-synuclein may be ubiquitinated and recycled in the normal brain. We found that USP13 independently regulates parkin and alpha-synuclein ubiquitination in models of alpha-synucleinopathies. USP13 shRNA knockdown increases alpha-synuclein ubiquitination and clearance, in a parkin-independent manner. Furthermore, USP13 overexpression counteracts the effects of a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, Nilotinib, while USP13 knockdown facilitates Nilotinib effects on alpha-synculein clearance, suggesting that alpha-synuclein ubiquitnation is important for its clearance. These studies provide novel evidence of USP13 effects on parkin and alpha-synuclein metabolism and suggest that USP13 is a potential therapeutic target in the alpha-synucleinopathies.
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- Xiaoguang Liu
- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Translational Neurotherapeutics Program, National Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence, Lewy Body Dementia Research Center of Excellence, Georgetown University Medical Center, N.W. Washington D.C., USA
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Translational Neurotherapeutics Program, National Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence, Lewy Body Dementia Research Center of Excellence, Georgetown University Medical Center, N.W. Washington D.C., USA
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Translational Neurotherapeutics Program, National Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence, Lewy Body Dementia Research Center of Excellence, Georgetown University Medical Center, N.W. Washington D.C., USA
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Translational Neurotherapeutics Program, National Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence, Lewy Body Dementia Research Center of Excellence, Georgetown University Medical Center, N.W. Washington D.C., USA
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Translational Neurotherapeutics Program, National Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence, Lewy Body Dementia Research Center of Excellence, Georgetown University Medical Center, N.W. Washington D.C., USA
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Wilkaniec A, Lenkiewicz AM, Czapski GA, Jęśko HM, Hilgier W, Brodzik R, Gąssowska-Dobrowolska M, Culmsee C, Adamczyk A. Extracellular Alpha-Synuclein Oligomers Induce Parkin S-Nitrosylation: Relevance to Sporadic Parkinson's Disease Etiopathology. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:125-140. [PMID: 29681024 PMCID: PMC6334739 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1082-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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α-Synuclein (ASN) and parkin, a multifunctional E3 ubiquitin ligase, are two proteins that are associated with the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Excessive release of ASN, its oligomerization, aggregation, and deposition in the cytoplasm contribute to neuronal injury and cell death through oxidative-nitrosative stress induction, mitochondrial impairment, and synaptic dysfunction. In contrast, overexpression of parkin provides protection against cellular stresses and prevents dopaminergic neural cell loss in several animal models of PD. However, the influence of ASN on the function of parkin is largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of extracellular ASN oligomers on parkin expression, S-nitrosylation, as well as its activity. For these investigations, we used rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cell line treated with exogenous oligomeric ASN as well as PC12 cells with parkin overexpression and parkin knock-down. The experiments were performed using spectrophotometric, spectrofluorometric, and immunochemical methods. We found that exogenous ASN oligomers induce oxidative/nitrosative stress leading to parkin S-nitrosylation. Moreover, this posttranslational modification induced the elevation of parkin autoubiquitination and degradation of the protein. The decreased parkin levels resulted in significant cell death, whereas parkin overexpression protected against toxicity induced by extracellular ASN oligomers. We conclude that lowering parkin levels by extracellular ASN may significantly contribute to the propagation of neurodegeneration in PD pathology through accumulation of defective proteins as a consequence of parkin degradation.
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- Anna Wilkaniec
- Department of Cellular Signalling, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5 Street, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cellular Signalling, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5 Street, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cellular Signalling, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5 Street, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cellular Signalling, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5 Street, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurotoxicology, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5 Street, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cellular Signalling, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5 Street, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of Marburg, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Signalling, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5 Street, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland.
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Li T, Feng Y, Yang R, Wu L, Li R, Huang L, Yang Q, Chen J. Salidroside Promotes the Pathological α-Synuclein Clearance Through Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in SH-SY5Y Cells. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:377. [PMID: 29725300 PMCID: PMC5917065 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) and the presence of Lewy bodies (LBs) in the surviving SNc neurons. LBs formation is caused by the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn) or phosphorylated α-syn at serine-129 (pSer129-α-syn), which is implicated in the pathological progression of PD. Salidroside (Sal), the main active ingredient of the root of Rhodiola rosea L., has been reported to have potent neuroprotective properties in our previous investigations. Here, we investigated the effects of Sal on 6-OHDA and overexpresssion of WT/A30P-α-syn-induced pathological α-syn increase and the mechanism behind it in SH-SY5Y cells. We found Sal displays neuroprotective effects against 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced cytotoxicity. Sal decreased the pSer129-α-syn level mainly by maintaining the normal function of ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). Furthermore, Sal promoted the clearance of α-syn and protected the cell viability mainly through recovered the 20S proteasome activity in WT/A30P-α-syn-transfected cells. These data provide new mechanistic insights into the neuroprotective effects of Sal and Sal may be a promising therapy to slow neurodegeneration in PD. Highlights: Sal protects cells and decreases the pSer129-α-syn protein level in 6-OHDA-induced impairmental and dysfunctional SH-SY5Y cells. Sal promotes the clearance of α-syn and protects the cell viability mainly through recovering the 20S proteasome activity in WT/A30P-α-syn plasmids transfected cells. Maintaining the normal function of the UPS may be one of the important mechanisms of Sal in neuroprotective effects.
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- Tao Li
- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, China
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- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, China
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- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, China
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- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, China
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- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, China
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Zhang Y, Yang Y, Zhang F, Liao X, Shao Z, Li D. Epigenetic silencing of RNF144A expression in breast cancer cells through promoter hypermethylation and MBD4. Cancer Med 2018; 7:1317-1325. [PMID: 29473320 PMCID: PMC5911569 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Emerging evidence shows that ring finger protein 144A (RNF144A), a poorly characterized member of the Ring-between-Ring (RBR) family of E3 ubiquitin ligases, is a potential tumor suppressor gene. However, its regulatory mechanism in breast cancer remains undefined. Here, we report that RNF144A promoter contains a putative CpG island and the methylation levels of RNF144A promoter are higher in primary breast tumors than those in normal breast tissues. Consistently, RNF144A promoter methylation levels are associated with its transcriptional silencing in breast cancer cells, and treatment with DNA methylation inhibitor 5-Aza-2-deoxycytidine (AZA) reactivates RNF144A expression in cells with RNF144A promoter hypermethylation. Furthermore, genetic knockdown or pharmacological inhibition of endogenous methyl-CpG-binding domain 4 (MBD4) results in increased RNF144A expression. These findings suggest that RNF144A is epigenetically silenced in breast cancer cells by promoter hypermethylation and MBD4.
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- Ye Zhang
- Shanghai Cancer Center and Institutes of Biomedical SciencesShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
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- Shanghai Cancer Center and Institutes of Biomedical SciencesShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Department of OncologyShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Cancer InstituteShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Department of Breast SurgeryShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in ShanghaiShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
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- Shanghai Cancer Center and Institutes of Biomedical SciencesShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Department of OncologyShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Cancer InstituteShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
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- Shanghai Cancer Center and Institutes of Biomedical SciencesShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Department of OncologyShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Cancer InstituteShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
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- Shanghai Cancer Center and Institutes of Biomedical SciencesShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Department of OncologyShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Cancer InstituteShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Department of Breast SurgeryShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in ShanghaiShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
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- Shanghai Cancer Center and Institutes of Biomedical SciencesShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Department of OncologyShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Cancer InstituteShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Department of Breast SurgeryShanghai Cancer CenterShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in ShanghaiShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghai200032China
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Aware C, Patil R, Gaikwad S, Yadav S, Bapat V, Jadhav J. Evaluation of l -dopa, proximate composition with in vitro anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of Mucuna macrocarpa beans: A future drug for Parkinson treatment. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Szybińska A, Leśniak W. P53 Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Diseases - The Cause or Effect of Pathological Changes? Aging Dis 2017; 8:506-518. [PMID: 28840063 PMCID: PMC5524811 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2016.1120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Neurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous, mostly age-associated group of disorders characterized by progressive neuronal loss, the most prevalent being Alzheimer disease. It is anticipated that, with continuously increasing life expectancy, these diseases will pose a serious social and health problem in the near feature. Meanwhile, however, their etiology remains largely obscure even though all possible novel clues are being thoroughly examined. In this regard, a concept has been proposed that p53, as a transcription factor controlling many vital cellular pathways including apoptosis, may contribute to neuronal death common to all neurodegenerative disorders. In this work, we review the research devoted to the possible role of p53 in the pathogenesis of these diseases. We not only describe aberrant changes in p53 level/activity observed in CNS regions affected by particular diseases but, most importantly, put special attention to the complicated reciprocal regulatory ties existing between p53 and proteins commonly regarded as pathological hallmarks of these diseases, with the ultimate goal to identify the primary element of their pathogenesis.
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- Aleksandra Szybińska
- 1Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, 4 Ks. Trojdena St., 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.,2Department of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Center Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawinskiego St. 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- 3Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw Poland
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Since the first formal description of Parkinson disease (PD) two centuries ago, our understanding of this common neurodegenerative disorder has expanded at all levels of description, from the delineation of its clinical phenotype to the identification of its neuropathological features, neurochemical processes and genetic factors. Along the way, findings have led to novel hypotheses about how the disease develops and progresses, challenging our understanding of how neurodegenerative disorders wreak havoc on human health. In this Timeline article, I recount the fascinating 200-year journey of PD research.
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- Serge Przedborski
- Departments of Neurology, Pathology, and Cell Biology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Association of rs1801582 and rs1801334 PARK2 Polymorphisms with risk of Parkinson's disease: A case-control study in South India and Meta-Analysis. Meta Gene 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2016.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Pal R, Tiwari PC, Nath R, Pant KK. Role of neuroinflammation and latent transcription factors in pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. Neurol Res 2016; 38:1111-1122. [DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2016.1249997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Rishi Pal
- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
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Cunha MP, Pazini FL, Lieberknecht V, Budni J, Oliveira Á, Rosa JM, Mancini G, Mazzardo L, Colla AR, Leite MC, Santos ARS, Martins DF, de Bem AF, Gonçalves CAS, Farina M, Rodrigues ALS. MPP +-Lesioned Mice: an Experimental Model of Motor, Emotional, Memory/Learning, and Striatal Neurochemical Dysfunctions. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:6356-6377. [PMID: 27722926 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-0147-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) induces motor and nonmotor dysfunctions resembling Parkinson's disease (PD); however, studies investigating the effects of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+), an active oxidative product of MPTP, are scarce. This study investigated the behavioral and striatal neurochemical changes (related to oxidative damage, glial markers, and neurotrophic factors) 24 h after intracerebroventricular administration of MPP+ (1.8-18 μg/mouse) in C57BL6 mice. MPP+ administration at high dose (18 μg/mouse) altered motor parameters, since it increased the latency to leave the first quadrant and reduced crossing, rearing, and grooming responses in the open-field test and decreased rotarod latency time. MPP+ administration at low dose (1.8 μg/mouse) caused specific nonmotor dysfunctions as it produced a depressive-like effect in the forced swim test and tail suspension test, loss of motivational and self-care behavior in the splash test, anxiety-like effect in the elevated plus maze test, and short-term memory deficit in the step-down inhibitory avoidance task, without altering ambulation. MPP+ at doses of 1.8-18 μg/mouse increased tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunocontent and at 18 μg/mouse increased α-synuclein and decreased parkin immunocontent. The astrocytic calcium-binding protein S100B and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)/S100B ratio was decreased following MPP+ administration (18 μg/mouse). At this highest dose, MPP+ increased the ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 (Iba-1) immunocontent, suggesting microglial activation. Also, MPP+ at a dose of 18 μg/mouse increased thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and glutathione (GSH) levels and increased glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1) immunocontent, suggesting a significant role for oxidative stress in the MPP+-induced striatal damage. MPP+ (18 μg/mouse) also increased striatal fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels. Moreover, MPP+ decreased tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) immunocontent. Finally, MPP+ (1.8-18 μg/mouse) increased serum corticosterone levels and did not alter acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in the striatum but increased it in cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Collectively, these results indicate that MPP+ administration at low doses may be used as a model of emotional and memory/learning behavioral deficit related to PD and that MPP+ administration at high dose could be useful for analysis of striatal dysfunctions associated with motor deficits in PD.
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- Mauricio P Cunha
- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute for Translational Medicine, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 05508-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, Center of Biological Science, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Centro Universitário Municipal de São José, São José, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Health Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Science, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Pedra Branca, Palhoça, SC, 88137-270, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Health Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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The roles of non-coding RNAs in Parkinson's disease. Mol Biol Rep 2016; 43:1193-1204. [PMID: 27492082 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-016-4054-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is considered as a high prevalence neurodegenerative disorders worldwide. Pathologically, the demise of dopamine-producing cells, in large part due to an abnormal accumulation of the α-synuclein in the substantia nigra, is one of the main causes of the disease. Up until now, many de novo investigations have been conducted to disclose the mechanisms underlying in PD. Among them, impacts of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) on the pathogenesis and/or progression of PD need to be highlighted. microRNAs (miRNAs) and long ncRNAs (lncRNAs) are more noteworthy in this context. miRNAs are small ncRNAs (with 18-25 nucleotide in length) that control the expression of multiple genes at post-transcriptional level, while lncRNAs have longer size (over 200 nucleotides) and are involved in some key biological processes through various mechanisms. Involvement of miRNAs has been well documented in the development of PD, particularly gene expression. Hence, in this current review, we will discuss the impacts of miRNAs in regulation of the expression of PD-related genes and the role of lncRNAs in the pathogenesis of PD.
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Valente TS, Baldi F, Sant’Anna AC, Albuquerque LG, Paranhos da Costa MJR. Genome-Wide Association Study between Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Flight Speed in Nellore Cattle. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156956. [PMID: 27300296 PMCID: PMC4907449 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Introduction Cattle temperament is an important factor that affects the profitability of beef cattle enterprises, due to its relationship with productivity traits, animal welfare and labor safety. Temperament is a complex phenotype often assessed by measuring a series of behavioral traits, which result from the effects of multiple environmental and genetic factors, and their interactions. The aims of this study were to perform a genome-wide association study and detect genomic regions, potential candidate genes and their biological mechanisms underlying temperament, measured by flight speed (FS) test in Nellore cattle. Materials and Methods The genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed using a single-step procedure (ssGBLUP) which combined simultaneously all 16,600 phenotypes from genotyped and non-genotyped animals, full pedigree information of 162,645 animals and 1,384 genotyped animals in one step. The animals were genotyped with High Density Bovine SNP BeadChip which contains 777,962 SNP markers. After quality control (QC) a total of 455,374 SNPs remained. Results Heritability estimated for FS was 0.21 ± 0.02. Consecutive SNPs explaining 1% or more of the total additive genetic variance were considered as windows associated with FS. Nine candidate regions located on eight different Bos taurus chromosomes (BTA) (1 at 73 Mb, 2 at 65 Mb, 5 at 22 Mb and 119 Mb, 9 at 98 Mb, 11 at 67 Mb, 15 at 16 Mb, 17 at 63 Kb, and 26 at 47 Mb) were identified. The candidate genes identified in these regions were NCKAP5 (BTA2), PARK2 (BTA9), ANTXR1 (BTA11), GUCY1A2 (BTA15), CPE (BTA17) and DOCK1 (BTA26). Among these genes PARK2, GUCY1A2, CPE and DOCK1 are related to dopaminergic system, memory formation, biosynthesis of peptide hormone and neurotransmitter and brain development, respectively. Conclusions Our findings allowed us to identify nine genomic regions (SNP windows) associated with beef cattle temperament, measured by FS test. Within these windows, six promising candidate genes and their biological functions were identified. These results may contribute to a better comprehension into the genetic control of temperament expression in Nellore cattle.
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- Tiago Silva Valente
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Via de Acesso Professor Paulo Donato Castellane, Jaboticabal, SP 14.884-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Via de Acesso Professor Paulo Donato Castellane, Jaboticabal, SP 14.884-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, Juiz de Fora, MG 36.036-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Via de Acesso Professor Paulo Donato Castellane, Jaboticabal, SP 14.884-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Via de Acesso Professor Paulo Donato Castellane, Jaboticabal, SP 14.884-900, Brazil
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Klimczak PF, Ventury DH, Faucz FR, Settas N, Machado de Souza C, Sotomaior VS. Association of a PARK2 Germline Variant and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in a Southern Brazilian Population. Oncology 2016; 91:101-5. [PMID: 27286703 DOI: 10.1159/000446657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is the eighth most common cancer among women in Brazil and seventh in the world population. OC has a high mortality rate and is difficult to diagnose. Currently, OC detection most often occurs at an advanced stage of the disease due to its silent progression, which contributes to the high mortality rate. Available genetic markers are not considered specifically enough for an initial and definite diagnosis. The association with new genes involved with OC can provide a better understanding of this pathology as well as contribute to the development of a marker scenario, providing an improvement in the treatment and survival of patients. The aim of this study was to examine the potential association between the PARK2 gene and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Accordingly, we conducted a study for which 25 patients and 87 controls were recruited. Linkage disequilibrium analysis showed that the four studied tag SNPs (rs2803073, rs6930532, rs1040079, and rs2276201) were independent. Our results using the multivariate analysis between the additive and dominant model demonstrated that tag SNP rs2803073 of PARK2 is associated with susceptibility to EOC (p = 0.018, OR = 0.42). These findings suggest that hereditary variation in the PARK2 gene could influence EOC development mechanisms.
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- Phamela Ferreira Klimczak
- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontifx00ED;cia Universidade Catx00F3;lica do Paranx00E1; (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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Liu R, Yu S, Li F, Qiu E. Gene expression microarray analysis of the spinal trigeminal nucleus in a rat model of migraine with aura. Neural Regen Res 2015; 7:1931-8. [PMID: 25624821 PMCID: PMC4298885 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.25.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 08/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cortical spreading depression can trigger migraine with aura and activate the trigeminal vascular system. To examine gene expression profiles in the spinal trigeminal nucleus in rats following cortical spreading depression-induced migraine with aura, a rat model was established by injection of 1 M potassium chloride, which induced cortical spreading depression. DNA microarray analysis revealed that, compared with the control group, the cortical spreading depression group showed seven upregulated genes–myosin heavy chain 1/2, myosin light chain 1, myosin light chain (phosphorylatable, fast skeletal muscle), actin alpha 1, homeobox B8, carbonic anhydrase 3 and an unknown gene. Two genes were downregulated–RGD1563441 and an unknown gene. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR and bioinformatics analysis indicated that these genes are involved in motility, cell migration, CO2/nitric oxide homeostasis and signal transduction.
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- Ruozhuo Liu
- Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100037, China
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The activity of the ubiquitin-proteasome system, UPS, declines during aging in several multicellular organisms. The reason behind this decline remains elusive. Here, using yeast as a model system, we show that while the level and potential capacity of the 26S proteasome is maintained in replicatively aged cells, the UPS is not functioning properly in vivo. As a consequence cytosolic UPS substrates, such as ΔssCPY* are stabilized, accumulate, and form inclusions. By integrating a pGPD-HSP104 recombinant gene into the genome, we were able to constitutively elevate protein disaggregase activity, which diminished the accumulation of protein inclusions during aging. Remarkably, this elevated disaggregation restored degradation of a 26S proteasome substrate in aged cells without elevating proteasome levels, demonstrating that age-associated aggregation obstructs UPS function. The data supports the existence of a negative feedback loop that accelerates aging by exacerbating proteostatic decline once misfolded and aggregation-prone proteins reach a critical level.
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Protein folding and misfolding in the neurodegenerative disorders: a review. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2014; 170:151-61. [PMID: 24613386 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2013.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Revised: 11/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Protein misfolding is an intrinsic aspect of normal folding within the complex cellular environment. Its effects are minimized in living system by the action of a range of protective mechanisms including molecular chaperones and quality control systems. According to the current growing research, protein misfolding is a recognized key feature of most neurodegenerative diseases. Extensive biochemical, neuropathological, and genetic evidence suggest that the cerebral accumulation of amyloid fibrils is the central event in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. In the first part of this review we have discussed the general course of action of folding and misfolding of the proteins. Later part of this review gives an outline regarding the role of protein misfolding in the molecular and cellular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson along with their treatment possibilities. Finally, we have mentioned about the recent findings in neurodegenerative diseases.
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Lonskaya I, Desforges NM, Hebron ML, Moussa CEH. Ubiquitination increases parkin activity to promote autophagic α-synuclein clearance. PLoS One 2013; 8:e83914. [PMID: 24386307 PMCID: PMC3873413 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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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 of dopaminergic substantia nigra neurons is a common denominator in PD. Here we show that decreased parkin ubiquitination and loss of parkin stability impair interaction with Beclin-1 and alter α-Synuclein degradation, leading to death of dopaminergic neurons. Tyrosine kinase inhibition increases parkin ubiquitination and interaction with Beclin-1, promoting autophagic α-Synuclein clearance and nigral neuron survival. However, loss of parkin via deletion increases α-Synuclein in the blood compared to the brain, suggesting that functional parkin prevents α-Synuclein release into the blood. These studies demonstrate that parkin ubiquitination affects its protein stability and E3 ligase activity, possibly leading to α-Synuclein sequestration and subsequent clearance.
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- Irina Lonskaya
- Department of Neuroscience, Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States of America
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Lonskaya I, Hebron ML, Desforges NM, Schachter JB, Moussa CEH. Nilotinib-induced autophagic changes increase endogenous parkin level and ubiquitination, leading to amyloid clearance. J Mol Med (Berl) 2013; 92:373-86. [PMID: 24337465 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-013-1112-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Revised: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 11/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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UNLABELLED Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with amyloid accumulation and autophagic changes. Parkin is an E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in proteasomal and autophagic clearance. We previously demonstrated decreased parkin solubility and interaction with the key autophagy enzyme beclin-1 in AD, but tyrosine kinase inhibition restored parkin-beclin-1 interaction. In the current studies, we determined the mechanisms of nilotinib-induced parkin-beclin-1 interaction, which leads to amyloid clearance. Nilotinib increased endogenous parkin levels and ubiquitination, which may enhance parkin recycling via the proteasome, leading to increased activity and interaction with beclin-1. Parkin solubility was decreased and autophagy was altered in amyloid expressing mice, suggesting that amyloid stress affects parkin stability, leading to failure of protein clearance via the lysosome. Isolation of autophagic vacuoles revealed amyloid and parkin accumulation in autophagic compartments but nilotinib decreased insoluble parkin levels and facilitated amyloid deposition into lysosomes in wild type, but not parkin(-/-) mice, further underscoring an essential role for endogenous parkin in amyloid clearance. These results suggest that nilotinib boosts the autophagic machinery, leading to increased level of endogenous parkin that undergoes ubiquitination and interacts with beclin-1 to facilitate amyloid clearance. These data suggest that nilotinib-mediated autophagic changes may trigger parkin response via increased protein levels, providing a therapeutic strategy to reduce Aβ and Tau in AD. KEY MESSAGE Parkin solubility (stability) is decreased in AD and APP transgenic mice. Nilotinib-induced autophagic changes increase endogenous parkin level. Increased parkin level leads to ubiquitination and proteasomal recycling. Re-cycling decreases insoluble parkin and increases parkin-beclin-1 interaction. Beclin-1-parkin interaction enhances amyloid clearance.
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- Irina Lonskaya
- Department of Neuroscience, Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3970 Reservoir Rd, NW, TRB, Room WP26B, Washington, DC, 20057, USA
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p53 in neurodegenerative diseases and brain cancers. Pharmacol Ther 2013; 142:99-113. [PMID: 24287312 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2013.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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More than thirty years elapsed since a protein, not yet called p53 at the time, was detected to bind SV40 during viral infection. Thousands of papers later, p53 evolved as the main tumor suppressor involved in growth arrest and apoptosis. A lot has been done but the protein has not yet revealed all its secrets. Particularly important is the observation that in totally distinct pathologies where apoptosis is either exacerbated or impaired, p53 appears to play a central role. This is exemplified for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases that represent the two main causes of age-related neurodegenerative affections, where cell death enhancement appears as one of the main etiological paradigms. Conversely, in cancers, about half of the cases are linked to mutations in p53 leading to the impairment of p53-dependent apoptosis. The involvement of p53 in these pathologies has driven a huge amount of studies aimed at designing chemical tools or biological approaches to rescue p53 defects or over-activity. Here, we describe the data linking p53 to neurodegenerative diseases and brain cancers, and we document the various strategies to interfere with p53 dysfunctions in these disorders.
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Snoek BC, Wilt LHAMD, Jansen G, Peters GJ. Role of E3 ubiquitin ligases in lung cancer. World J Clin Oncol 2013; 4:58-69. [PMID: 23936758 PMCID: PMC3708064 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v4.i3.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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E3 ubiquitin ligases are a large family of proteins that catalyze the ubiquitination of many protein substrates for targeted degradation by the 26S proteasome. Therefore, E3 ubiquitin ligases play an essential role in a variety of biological processes including cell cycle regulation, proliferation and apoptosis. E3 ubiquitin ligases are often found overexpressed in human cancers, including lung cancer, and their deregulation has been shown to contribute to cancer development. However, the lack of specific inhibitors in clinical trials is a major issue in targeting E3 ubiquitin ligases with currently only one E3 ubiquitin ligase inhibitor being tested in the clinical setting. In this review, we focus on E3 ubiquitin ligases that have been found deregulated in lung cancer. Furthermore, we discuss the processes in which they are involved and evaluate them as potential anti-cancer targets. By better understanding the mechanisms by which E3 ubiquitin ligases regulate biological processes and their exact role in carcinogenesis, we can improve the development of specific E3 ubiquitin ligase inhibitors and pave the way for novel treatment strategies for cancer patients.
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Parkinson's disease (PD), like a number of neurodegenerative diseases associated with aging, is characterized by the abnormal accumulation of protein in a specific subset of neurons. Although researchers have recently elucidated the genetic causes of PD, much remains unknown about what causes increased protein deposition in the disease. Given that increased protein aggregation may result not only from an increase in production, but also from decreased protein clearance, it is imperative to investigate both possibilities as potential PD culprits. This article provides a review of the systems that regulate protein clearance, including the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) and the autophagy-lysosomal pathway. Literature implicating failure of these mechanisms-such as UPS dysfunction resulting from environmental toxins and mutations in α-synuclein and parkin, as well as macroautophagic pathway failure because of oxidative stress and aging-in the pathogenesis of PD is also discussed.
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Martinez-Finley EJ, Chakraborty S, Slaughter JC, Aschner M. Early-life exposure to methylmercury in wildtype and pdr-1/parkin knockout C. elegans. Neurochem Res 2013; 38:1543-52. [PMID: 23609499 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-013-1054-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Revised: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We examined the impact of early-life exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) on Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) pdr-1 mutants, addressing gene-environment interactions. We tested the hypothesis that early-life exposure to MeHg and knockout (KO) of pdr-1 (mammalian: parkin/PARK2) exacerbates MeHg toxicity and damage to the dopaminergic (DAergic) system. pdr-1KO worms showed increased lethality and decreased lifespan following MeHg exposure. Mercury (Hg) content, measured with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry was increased in pdr-1KO worms compared to wildtype (N2) controls. 2'7' dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate assay revealed a significant increase in reactive oxygen species in both strains following MeHg exposure; however, while N2 worms showed an increase in skn-1 transcript levels following MeHg exposure, there was no difference in skn-1 induction in pdr-1KO worms. Dopamine-dependent behavioral analysis revealed an effect of MeHg on N2 wildtype worms, but no effect on pdr-1KO worms. Taken together, these results suggest that pdr-1KO worms are more sensitive to MeHg than wildtype worms, but MeHg does not exacerbate behavioral changes related to the absence of pdr-1.
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- Ebany J Martinez-Finley
- Division of Pediatric Toxicology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 11425 MRB IV, 2215-B Garland Ave., Nashville, TN, 37232-0414, USA.
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Hebron ML, Lonskaya I, Sharpe K, Weerasinghe PPK, Algarzae NK, Shekoyan AR, Moussa CEH. Parkin ubiquitinates Tar-DNA binding protein-43 (TDP-43) and promotes its cytosolic accumulation via interaction with histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6). J Biol Chem 2013; 288:4103-15. [PMID: 23258539 PMCID: PMC3567661 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.419945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The importance of E3 ubiquitin ligases, involved in the degradation of misfolded proteins or promotion of protein-protein interaction, is increasingly recognized in neurodegeneration. TDP-43 is a predominantly nuclear protein, which regulates the transcription of thousands of genes and binds to mRNA of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Parkin to regulate its expression. Wild type and mutated TDP-43 are detected in ubiquitinated forms within the cytosol in several neurodegenerative diseases. We elucidated the mechanisms of TDP-43 interaction with Parkin using transgenic A315T mutant TDP-43 (TDP43-Tg) mice, lentiviral wild type TDP-43, and Parkin gene transfer rat models. TDP-43 expression increased Parkin mRNA and protein levels. Lentiviral TDP-43 increased the levels of nuclear and cytosolic protein, whereas Parkin co-expression mediated Lys-48 and Lys-63-linked ubiquitin to TDP-43 and led to cytosolic co-localization of Parkin with ubiquitinated TDP-43. Parkin and TDP-43 formed a multiprotein complex with HDAC6, perhaps to mediate TDP-43 translocation. In conclusion, Parkin ubiquitinates TDP-43 and facilitates its cytosolic accumulation through a multiprotein complex with HDAC6.
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- Michaeline L. Hebron
- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20007, To whom correspondence should be addressed: Laboratory for Dementia and Parkinsonism, Dept. of Neuroscience, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3970 Reservoir Rd., NW, TRB, Rm. WP09B, Washington, D. C. 20057. Tel.: 202-687-7328; Fax: 202-687-0617; E-mail:
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The review addresses issues pertinent to Mn accumulation and its mechanisms of transport, its neurotoxicity and mechanisms of neurodegeneration. The role of mitochondria and glia in this process is emphasized. We also discuss gene x environment interactions, focusing on the interplay between genes linked to Parkinson's disease (PD) and sensitivity to Mn.
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- Jerome Roth
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine, 11 Cary Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA
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Li J, Li P, Carr A, Wang X, DeLaPaz A, Sun L, Lee E, Tomei E, Li L. Functional expression of SCL/TAL1 interrupting locus (Stil) protects retinal dopaminergic cells from neurotoxin-induced degeneration. J Biol Chem 2012; 288:886-93. [PMID: 23166330 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.417089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We previously isolated a dominant mutation, night blindness b (nbb), which causes a late onset of retinal dopaminergic cell degeneration in zebrafish. In this study, we cloned the zebrafish nbb locus. Sequencing results revealed that nbb is a homolog of the vertebrate SCL/TAL1 interrupting locus (Stil). The Stil gene has been shown to play important roles in the regulation of vertebrate embryonic neural development and human cancer cell proliferation. In this study, we demonstrate that functional expression of Stil is also required for neural survival. In zebrafish, decreased expression of Stil resulted in increased toxic susceptibility of retinal dopaminergic cells to 6-hydroxydopamine. Increases in Stil-mediated Shh signaling transduction (i.e. by knocking down the Shh repressor Sufu) prevented dopaminergic cell death induced by neurotoxic insult. The data suggest that the oncogene Stil also plays important roles in neural protection.
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- Jingling Li
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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Roth JA, Ganapathy B, Ghio AJ. Manganese-induced toxicity in normal and human B lymphocyte cell lines containing a homozygous mutation in parkin. Toxicol In Vitro 2012; 26:1143-9. [PMID: 22841634 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Revised: 07/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Mutations in the parkin gene are linked to development of juvenile onset of Parkinson's disease and recent studies have reported that parkin can protect against increased oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction caused by a variety of oxidative and toxic insults. Overexpression of parkin has also been reported to selectively protect dopaminergic neurons from Mn toxicity. Accordingly, in this paper we compare the effect that mutations in parkin have on Mn toxicity and associated apoptotic signals in normal and human B lymphocyte cell lines containing a homozygous mutation in the gene. Results of these studies reveal that Mn toxicity was similar in both control and mutant parkin lymphocyte cells indicating that cell death caused by Mn was not altered in cells devoid of parkin activity. In contrast, Mn did inhibit mitochondrial function to a greater extent in cells devoid of active parkin as indicated by a decrease in ATP production although mitochondrial membrane potential was essentially unaffected. Consistent with inactive parkin influencing the Mn response is the observation of increased activity in the down-stream apoptotic signal, caspase 3. In summary, results reported in this paper demonstrate that mutations in parkin can lead to functional changes in potential signaling processes known to provoke Mn toxicity. The selectivity and magnitude of this response, however, does not necessarily lead to cell death in lymphocytes which are devoid of dopamine.
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- Jerome A Roth
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
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Chhangani D, Joshi AP, Mishra A. E3 ubiquitin ligases in protein quality control mechanism. Mol Neurobiol 2012; 45:571-85. [PMID: 22610945 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-012-8273-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In living cells, polypeptide chains emerging from ribosomes and preexisting polypeptide chains face constant threat of misfolding and aggregation. To prevent protein aggregation and to fulfill their biological activity, generally, protein must fold into its proper three-dimensional structure throughout their lifetimes. Eukaryotic cell possesses a quality control (QC) system to contend the problem of protein misfolding and aggregation. Cells achieve this functional QC system with the help of molecular chaperones and ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). The well-conserved UPS regulates the stability of various proteins and maintains all essential cellular function through intracellular protein degradation. E3 ubiquitin ligase enzyme determines specificity for degradation of certain substrates via UPS. New emerging evidences have provided considerable information that various E3 ubiquitin ligases play a major role in cellular QC mechanism and principally designated as QC E3 ubiquitin ligases. Nevertheless, very little is known about how E3 ubiquitin ligase maintains QC mechanism against abnormal proteins under various stress conditions. Here in this review, we highlight and discuss the functions of various E3 ubiquitin ligases implicated in protein QC mechanism. Improving our knowledge about such processes may provide opportunities to modulate protein QC mechanism in age-of-onset diseases that are caused by protein aggregation.
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- Deepak Chhangani
- Biology Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan, Jodhpur, 342011, India
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Samaranch L, Lorenzo-Betancor O, Arbelo JM, Ferrer I, Lorenzo E, Irigoyen J, Pastor MA, Marrero C, Isla C, Herrera-Henriquez J, Pastor P. PINK1-linked parkinsonism is associated with Lewy body pathology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 133:1128-42. [PMID: 20356854 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced putative kinase 1 gene mutations have been associated with autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson's disease. To date, no neuropathological reports have been published from patients with Parkinson's disease with both phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced putative kinase 1 gene copies mutated. We analysed the coding region of phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced putative kinase 1 gene in a large Spanish family with six members with parkinsonism. The phenotype was characterized by an early-onset (mean: 31.6, standard deviation: 9.6 years, range: 14-45 years), slowly progressive levodopa-responsive parkinsonism, initial gait impairment and psychiatric symptoms. We identified two segregating pathogenic phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced putative kinase 1 mutations that were either in homozygous or heterozygous compound state in all affected family members. We found an exon 7 deletion (g.16089_16383del293; c.1252_1488del) and a novel+1U1-dependent 5' splice-site mutation in exon 7 (g.16378G>A; c.1488+1G>A). Leukocyte-derived messenger RNA analysis showed that both mutations caused exon 7 skipping and c.1488+1G>A also lead to an in-frame transcript with a 33 base-pair deletion (p.L485_R497del) resulting from activation of a 5' cryptic exon 7 splice site. Single photon emission computed tomography quantification of striatal dopamine transporter binding (123I-Ioflupane) revealed a posterior-anterior gradient similar to that of idiopathic Parkinson's disease, but there was no correlation between striatal reduced uptake and disease duration. Post-mortem neuropathological examination of an early-onset Parkinson's disease carrier of two heterozygous compound phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced putative kinase 1 mutations showed neuronal loss in the substantia nigra pars compacta, Lewy bodies and aberrant neurites in the reticular nuclei of the brainstem, substantia nigra pars compacta and Meynert nucleus, but the locus ceruleus and the amygdala were spared. This is the first neuropathological report of the brain from an early-onset phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced putative kinase 1-linked parkinsonism showing that mutated phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced putative kinase 1 protein induces Lewy body pathology. Unbalanced preservation of the locus ceruleus may well play a role in the slow evolution of motor symptoms and, probably, in the psychiatric symptoms often encountered in Parkinson's disease associated with phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced putative kinase 1 mutation.
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- Lluís Samaranch
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Division of Neurosciences, Centre for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pío XII 55, 31008-Pamplona, Spain
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Shojaee S, Fazlali Z, Ghazavi F, Banihosseini SS, Kazemi MH, Parsa K, Sadeghi H, Sina F, Shahidi GA, Ronaghi M, Elahi E. Identification of four novel potentially Parkinson's disease associated LRRK2 variations among Iranian patients. Neurosci Lett 2009; 467:53-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.09.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2009] [Revised: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 09/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hypothalamic neurodegeneration and adult-onset obesity in mice lacking the Ubb polyubiquitin gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:4016-21. [PMID: 18299572 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0800096105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Nearly all neurodegenerative diseases are associated with abnormal accumulation of ubiquitin (Ub) conjugates within neuronal inclusion bodies. To directly test the hypothesis that depletion of cellular Ub is sufficient to cause neurodegeneration, we have disrupted Ubb, one of four genes that supply Ub in the mouse. Here, we report that loss of Ubb led to a progressive degenerative disorder affecting neurons within the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus. This neurodegenerative cytopathology was accompanied by impaired hypothalamic control of energy balance and adult-onset obesity. Ubb was highly expressed in vulnerable hypothalamic neurons and total Ub levels were selectively reduced in the hypothalamus of Ubb-null mice. These findings demonstrate that maintenance of adequate supplies of cellular Ub is essential for neuronal survival and establish that decreased Ub availability is sufficient to cause neuronal dysfunction and death.
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Idiopathic Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects 1-2% of the population over the age of 65 years. Its aetiology is most likely a combination of complex genetic and environmental factors. Although Mendelian inheritance is seen in less than 5% of cases, recent studies have identified three genes mutations causing Parkinson's disease with a Mendelian inheritance pattern: autosomal dominantly inherited mutations of the alpha-synuclein gene on chromosome 4q21-q23, autosomal recessively inherited mutations of the parkin gene on chromosome 6q25.2-q27 and an autosomal dominantly inherited mutation of the Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) gene on chromosome 4p14-15.1. A number of other candidate gene polymorphisms including cytochrome P450 2D6, N-acetyltransferase 2, monoamine oxidase-B and glutathione-s-transferase M1 are implicated in sporadic and familial cases and may also play a minor role in the aetiology of Parkinson's disease.
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- Dennis J Cordato
- Department of Neurology, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Eldridge Rd, NSW, Bankstown, Australia.
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The heart is constantly under mechanical, metabolic, and thermal stress, even at baseline physiological conditions, and cardiac stress may increase as a result of environmental or intrinsic pathological insults. Cardiomyocytes are continuously challenged to efficiently and properly fold nascent polypeptides, traffic them to their appropriate cellular locations, and keep them from denaturing in the face of normal and pathological stimuli. Because deployment of misfolded or unfolded proteins can be disastrous, cells, in general, and cardiomyocytes, in particular, have developed a multilayered protein quality control system for maintaining proper protein conformation and for reorganizing and removing misfolded or aggregated polypeptides. Here, we examine recent data pointing to the importance of protein quality control in cardiac homeostasis and disease.
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- Xuejun Wang
- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA
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McNaught KSP. Protein-handling dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2007; 83:571-590. [PMID: 18808935 DOI: 10.1016/s0072-9752(07)83028-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Haywood AFM, Staveley BE. Mutant α-synuclein-induced degeneration is reduced by parkin in a fly model of Parkinson's disease. Genome 2006; 49:505-10. [PMID: 16767175 DOI: 10.1139/g06-011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) patients show a characteristic loss of motor control caused by the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. Mutations in the genes that encode α-synuclein and parkin have been linked to inherited forms of this disease. The parkin protein functions as a ubiquitin ligase that targets proteins for degradation. Expression of isoforms of human α-synuclein in the Drosophila melanogaster nervous system forms the basis of an excellent genetic model that recapitulates phenotypic and behavioural features of PD. Using this model, we analysed the effect of parkin co-expression on the climbing ability of aging flies, their life span, and their retinal degeneration. We have determined that co-expression of parkin can suppress phenotypes caused by expression of mutant α-synuclein. In the developing eye, parkin reduces retinal degeneration. When co-expressed in the dopaminergic neurons, the ability to climb is extended over time. If conserved in humans, we suggest that upregulation of parkin may prove a method of suppression for PD induced by mutant forms of α-synuclein.Key words: parkin, α-synuclein, Drosophila melanogaster, model of Parkinson's disease.
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- Annika F M Haywood
- Department of Biology, Memorical University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada
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Increasing genetic, pathological, and experimental evidence suggest that neurodegeneration in both familial and sporadic forms of Parkinson's disease (PD) may be related to a defect in the capacity of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) to clear unwanted proteins, resulting in protein accumulation, aggregation, and cytotoxicity. This concept is supported by in vitro and in vivo laboratory experiments which show that inhibition of UPS function can cause neurodegeneration coupled with the formation of Lewy body-like inclusions. This hypothesis could account for the presence of protein aggregates and Lewy bodies in PD, the other biochemical features seen in the disorder, and the age-related vulnerability of the substantia nigra pars compacta. It also suggests novel targets for putative neuroprotective therapies for PD.
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- C Warren Olanow
- Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York10029, USA.
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Orr CF, Rowe DB, Mizuno Y, Mori H, Halliday GM. A possible role for humoral immunity in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 128:2665-74. [PMID: 16219675 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awh625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The pathogenesis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease is unknown, but nigral degeneration and depigmentation are associated with microglial inflammation and anti-inflammatory medications appear to protect against the disease. The possibility that humoral immunity may play a role in initiating or regulating the inflammation has been suggested by experimental studies triggering dopamine cell death using a variety of transfer strategies and the observation of CD8+ T lymphocytes and complement in the nigra in Parkinson's disease. We analysed the association between degeneration and humoral immune markers in brain tissue of patients with idiopathic (n = 13) or genetic (n = 2 with alpha-synuclein and n = 1 with parkin mutations) Parkinson's disease and controls without neurological disease (n = 12) to determine the humoral immune involvement in Parkinson's disease. Formalin-fixed tissue samples from the substantia nigra and primary visual cortex for comparison were stained for alpha-synuclein, major histocompatibility complex II (HLA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgG subclasses 1-4 and IgG receptors FcgammaR I-III. Antigen retrieval and both single immunoperoxidase and double immunofluorescence procedures were employed to determine the cell types involved and their pattern and semiquantitative densities. Significant dopamine neuron loss occurred in all patients with Parkinson's disease, negatively correlating with disease duration (r = -0.76, P = 0.002). Although all patients had increased inflammatory HLA immunopositive microglia, the degree of inflammation was similar throughout the disease (r = 0.08, P = 0.82). All patients with Parkinson's disease had IgG binding on dopamine neurons but not IgM binding. Lewy bodies were strongly immunolabelled with IgG. A mean 30 +/- 12% of dopamine nigral neurons were immunoreactive for IgG in Parkinson's disease with the proportion of IgG immunopositive neurons negatively correlating with the degree of cell loss in the substantia nigra (r = -0.67, P < 0.0001) and positively correlating with the number of HLA immunopositive microglia (r = 0.51, P = 0.01). Most neuronal IgG was the IgG1 subclass with some IgG3 and less IgG2 also found in the damaged substantia nigra. The high affinity activating IgG receptor, FcgammaRI, was expressed on nearby activated microglia. The low affinity activating IgG receptor, FcgammaRIII was expressed on cells morphologically resembling lymphocytes, whereas immunoreactivity for the inhibitory IgG receptor FcgammaRII was absent in all cases. This pattern of humoral immune reactivity is consistent with an immune activation of microglia leading to the targeting of dopamine nigral neurons for destruction in both idiopathic and genetic cases of Parkinson's disease.
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- Carolyn F Orr
- Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, Australia
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The selectivity of the ubiquitin–26 S proteasome system (UPS) for a particular substrate protein relies on the interaction between a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2, of which a cell contains relatively few) and a ubiquitin–protein ligase (E3, of which there are possibly hundreds). Post-translational modifications of the protein substrate, such as phosphorylation or hydroxylation, are often required prior to its selection. In this way, the precise spatio-temporal targeting and degradation of a given substrate can be achieved. The E3s are a large, diverse group of proteins, characterized by one of several defining motifs. These include a HECT (homologous to E6-associated protein C-terminus), RING (really interesting new gene) or U-box (a modified RING motif without the full complement of Zn2+-binding ligands) domain. Whereas HECT E3s have a direct role in catalysis during ubiquitination, RING and U-box E3s facilitate protein ubiquitination. These latter two E3 types act as adaptor-like molecules. They bring an E2 and a substrate into sufficiently close proximity to promote the substrate's ubiquitination. Although many RING-type E3s, such as MDM2 (murine double minute clone 2 oncoprotein) and c-Cbl, can apparently act alone, others are found as components of much larger multi-protein complexes, such as the anaphase-promoting complex. Taken together, these multifaceted properties and interactions enable E3s to provide a powerful, and specific, mechanism for protein clearance within all cells of eukaryotic organisms. The importance of E3s is highlighted by the number of normal cellular processes they regulate, and the number of diseases associated with their loss of function or inappropriate targeting.
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Current and potential treatments of Parkinson's disease. NEURODEGENER DIS 2005. [DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511544873.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein misfolding and cellular defense mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases. NEURODEGENER DIS 2005. [DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511544873.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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