Redox modulation by S-nitrosylation contributes to protein misfolding, mitochondrial dynamics, and neuronal synaptic damage in neurodegenerative diseases
Nakamura T, Lipton S. Redox modulation by S-nitrosylation contributes to protein misfolding, mitochondrial dynamics, and neuronal synaptic damage in neurodegenerative diseases. Cell Death & Differentiation 2011, 18: 1478-1486. PMID: 21597461, PMCID: PMC3178424, DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2011.65.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS-nitrosylationProtein misfoldingCritical protein thiolsDynamin-related protein 1Protein disulfide isomeraseS-nitrosylation contributesNitrosative stressPosttranslational modificationsMitochondrial dynamicsNeuronal lossSynaptic damageDownstream pathwaysRedox modulationProtein thiolsNormal neuronal signalingMitochondrial dysfunctionN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activationNeuronal signalingProtein 1Eventual neuronal lossNeuronal cell damageNeuronal cell injuryMisfoldingNeuronal NO synthaseNeurodegenerative diseases