Defects in trafficking bridge Parkinson's disease pathology and genetics

Asa Abeliovich () and Aaron D. Gitler ()
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Asa Abeliovich: Columbia University
Aaron D. Gitler: Stanford University

Nature, 2016, vol. 539, issue 7628, 207-216

Abstract: Abstract Parkinson's disease is a debilitating, age-associated movement disorder. A central aspect of the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease is the progressive demise of midbrain dopamine neurons and their axonal projections, but the underlying causes of this loss are unclear. Advances in genetics and experimental model systems have illuminated an important role for defects in intracellular transport pathways to lysosomes. The accumulation of altered proteins and damaged mitochondria, particularly at axon terminals, ultimately might overwhelm the capacity of intracellular disposal mechanisms. Cell-extrinsic mechanisms, including inflammation and prion-like spreading, are proposed to have both protective and deleterious functions in Parkinson's disease.

Date: 2016
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