Dopamine transporter and synaptic vesicle sorting defects underlie auxilin-associated Parkinson’s disease
Vidyadhara D, Somayaji M, Wade N, Yücel B, Zhao H, Shashaank N, Ribaudo J, Gupta J, Lam T, Sames D, Greene L, Sulzer D, Chandra S. Dopamine transporter and synaptic vesicle sorting defects underlie auxilin-associated Parkinson’s disease. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112231. PMID: 36920906, PMCID: PMC10127800, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAuxilinsDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsMiceParkinson DiseaseProtein TransportProteomicsSubstantia NigraSynaptic VesiclesConceptsParkinson's diseaseMotor deficitsDopamine transporterPathogenesis of PDNigral dopaminergic lossProgressive motor deficitsΑ-synuclein pathologyEarly-onset Parkinson's diseaseDopamine sequestrationDopaminergic vulnerabilityDopaminergic lossKO micePresynaptic sitesKO brainNeurochemical analysisDorsal striatumKnockout miceCardinal featuresReuptake kineticsL-DOPADiseaseSynaptic autophagyFunction mutationsDeficitsMice