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Parkinson’s disease protein DJ-1 regulates ATP synthase protein components to increase neuronal process outgrowth
Chen R, Park HA, Mnatsakanyan N, Niu Y, Licznerski P, Wu J, Miranda P, Graham M, Tang J, Boon AJW, Cossu G, Mandemakers W, Bonifati V, Smith PJS, Alavian KN, Jonas EA. Parkinson’s disease protein DJ-1 regulates ATP synthase protein components to increase neuronal process outgrowth. Cell Death & Disease 2019, 10: 469. PMID: 31197129, PMCID: PMC6565618, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1679-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDJ-1C subunitATP synthaseParkinson's disease protein DJ-1Β-subunitProtein componentsATP synthase β subunitMitochondrial uncouplingDJ-1 bindsATP synthase efficiencyATP synthase F1Synthase β subunitATP production efficiencyProtein DJ-1Neuronal process extensionProtein levelsNeuronal process outgrowthDJ-1 knockoutWild-type counterpartsSubunit protein levelsDJ-1 mutationsSevere defectsCell metabolismKO neuronsKO cultures
2014
The lifelong maintenance of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons by Nurr1 and engrailed
Alavian KN, Jeddi S, Naghipour SI, Nabili P, Licznerski P, Tierney TS. The lifelong maintenance of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons by Nurr1 and engrailed. Journal Of Biomedical Science 2014, 21: 27. PMID: 24685177, PMCID: PMC3998737, DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-21-27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesencephalic dopaminergic neuronsDopaminergic neuronsParkinson's diseaseSubstantia nigra pars compactaMidbrain dopaminergic neuronsLong-term survivalPars compactaSet of neuronsPathological hallmarkNormal physiological functionNeurotransmitter identityNeurophysiological functionsNeuronsDiseaseLifelong maintenanceCurrent reviewTranscription factorsNurr1DegenerationPhysiological functionsReviewFactorsSpecific vulnerabilitiesMidbrainCompacta