STEP61 is a substrate of the E3 ligase parkin and is upregulated in Parkinson’s disease
Kurup PK, Xu J, Videira RA, Ononenyi C, Baltazar G, Lombroso PJ, Nairn AC. STEP61 is a substrate of the E3 ligase parkin and is upregulated in Parkinson’s disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 1202-1207. PMID: 25583483, PMCID: PMC4313846, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1417423112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorpus StriatumCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDown-RegulationGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHEK293 CellsHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3MPTP PoisoningProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUp-RegulationConceptsE3 ubiquitin ligase ParkinSubstantia nigra pars compactaPathophysiology of PDProtein tyrosine phosphataseUbiquitin ligase ParkinSporadic Parkinson's diseaseE3 ligase ParkinRegulation of ParkinParkinson's diseaseTyrosine phosphataseParkin mutantsE3 ligaseProteasome systemDopaminergic neuronsDownstream targetsAutosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonismNovel substrateSTEP61ParkinCellular modelSTEP61 levelsSNc dopaminergic neuronsProtein levelsFunction contributesERK1/2