Journal
HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS
Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 582-598Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddw418
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- Swiss National Science Foundation [31003A_ 120653, 31003A_ 135696, 31003A- 140780]
- Neuromuscular Research Association Basel (NeRAB)
- Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (AIRC) and Marie Curie Actions
- Systems X [ch 2013/ 153]
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To understand the cause of Parkinson's disease (PD), it is important to determine the functional interactions between factors linked to the disease. Parkin is associated with autosomal recessive early-onset PD, and controls the transcription of PGC-1a, a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis. These two factors functionally interact to regulate the turnover and quality of mitochondria, by increasing both mitophagic activity and mitochondria biogenesis. In cortical neurons, co- expressing PGC-1a and Parkin increases the number of mitochondria, enhances maximal respiration, and accelerates the recovery of the mitochondrial membrane potential following mitochondrial uncoupling. PGC-1a enhances Mfn2 transcription, but also leads to increased degradation of the Mfn2 protein, a key ubiquitylation target of Parkin on mitochondria. In vivo, Parkin has significant protective effects on the survival and function of nigral dopaminergic neurons in which the chronic expression of PGC1a is induced. Ultrastructural analysis shows that these two factors together control the density of mitochondria and their interaction with the endoplasmic reticulum. These results highlight the combined effects of Parkin and PGC- 1a in the maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis in dopaminergic neurons. These two factors synergistically control the quality and function of mitochondria, which is important for the survival of neurons in Parkinson's disease.
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