Alpha-Tocotrienol Prevents Oxidative Stress-Mediated Post-Translational Cleavage of Bcl-xL in Primary Hippocampal Neurons
Park HA, Mnatsakanyan N, Broman K, Davis AU, May J, Licznerski P, Crowe-White KM, Lackey KH, Jonas EA. Alpha-Tocotrienol Prevents Oxidative Stress-Mediated Post-Translational Cleavage of Bcl-xL in Primary Hippocampal Neurons. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2019, 21: 220. PMID: 31905614, PMCID: PMC6982044, DOI: 10.3390/ijms21010220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary hippocampal neuronsHippocampal neuronsReactive oxygen speciesMitochondrial dysfunctionBcl-xLMitochondrial membrane potentialMitochondrial functionProduction of ROSExcitotoxic conditionsGlutamate challengeNeuroprotective propertiesMembrane potentialNeuronal deathExcitotoxic stimulationBcl-xL levelsNeuronal survivalIntracellular ATP depletionMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesB cellsImportant causeDysfunctionNeuronsROS productionATP depletionNeurite outgrowthParkinson’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