2013
PINK1 protects against cell death induced by mitochondrial depolarization, by phosphorylating Bcl-xL and impairing its pro-apoptotic cleavage
Arena G, Gelmetti V, Torosantucci L, Vignone D, Lamorte G, De Rosa P, Cilia E, Jonas EA, Valente EM. PINK1 protects against cell death induced by mitochondrial depolarization, by phosphorylating Bcl-xL and impairing its pro-apoptotic cleavage. Cell Death & Differentiation 2013, 20: 920-930. PMID: 23519076, PMCID: PMC3679455, DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2013.19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-xLMitochondrial depolarizationCell deathPro-autophagic protein Beclin-1Autosomal recessive Parkinson's diseaseBeclin-1Recessive Parkinson's diseaseAnti-apoptotic proteinsXL interactionMitochondrial kinaseProtein Beclin 1Mitochondrial traffickingMitochondrial homeostasisMitophagy pathwayBcl-xL.PINK1Functional linkCell survivalPathogenesis of PDNovel mechanismPINK1 genePathwayCleavageMitophagyParkinson's disease
2007
Hypoxia increases BK channel activity in the inner mitochondrial membrane
Gu XQ, Siemen D, Parvez S, Cheng Y, Xue J, Zhou D, Sun X, Jonas EA, Haddad GG. Hypoxia increases BK channel activity in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2007, 358: 311-316. PMID: 17481584, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.04.110.Peer-Reviewed Original Research