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Parkin is recruited selectively to impaired mitochondria and promotes their autophagy

Loss-of-function mutations in Park2, the gene coding for the ubiquitin ligase Parkin, are a significant cause of early onset Parkinson's disease. Although the role of Parkin in neuron maintenance is unknown, recent work has linked Parkin to the regulation of mitochondria. Its loss is associated...

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Autores principales: Narendra, Derek, Tanaka, Atsushi, Suen, Der-Fen, Youle, Richard J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19029340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200809125