Key genes and convergent pathogenic mechanisms in Parkinson disease

R Coukos, D Krainc - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
Parkinson disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder marked by the preferential
dysfunction and death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. The onset and …

Gaucher disease provides a unique window into Parkinson disease pathogenesis

E Hertz, Y Chen, E Sidransky - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2024 - nature.com
An exciting development in the field of neurodegeneration is the association between the
rare monogenic disorder Gaucher disease and the common complex disorder Parkinson …

Stay in touch with the endoplasmic reticulum

S Sun, G Zhao, M Jia, Q Jiang, S Li, H Wang… - Science China Life …, 2024 - Springer
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which is composed of a continuous network of tubules and
sheets, forms the most widely distributed membrane system in eukaryotic cells. As a result, it …

VPS13C regulates phospho-Rab10-mediated lysosomal function in human dopaminergic neurons

W Peng, G Gao, YC Wong, M Schwake… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - rupress.org
Loss-of-function mutations in VPS13C are linked to early-onset Parkinson's disease (PD).
While VPS13C has been previously studied in non-neuronal cells, the neuronal role of …

The endoplasmic reticulum and its contacts: Emerging roles in axon development, neurotransmission, and degeneration

M Kuijpers, PT Nguyen, V Haucke - The Neuroscientist, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The neuronal endoplasmic reticulum (ER) consists of a dynamic, tubular network that
extends all the way from the soma into dendrites, axons, and synapses. This morphology …

[HTML][HTML] Neuronal endoplasmic reticulum architecture and roles in axonal physiology

K Yperman, M Kuijpers - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2023 - Elsevier
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the largest membrane compartment within eukaryotic
cells and is emerging as a key coordinator of many cellular processes. The ER can …

IP3R at ER-Mitochondrial Contact Sites: Beyond the IP3R-GRP75-VDAC1 Ca2+ Funnel

P Atakpa-Adaji, A Ivanova - Contact, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Membrane contact sites (MCS) circumvent the topological constraints of functional coupling
between different membrane-bound organelles by providing a means of communication and …

Misregulation of mitochondria–lysosome contact dynamics in Charcot–Marie–Tooth Type 2B disease Rab7 mutant sensory peripheral neurons

YC Wong, ND Jayaraj, TB Belton… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Inter-organelle contact sites between mitochondria and lysosomes mediate the crosstalk
and bidirectional regulation of their dynamics in health and disease. However, mitochondria …

Nano‐Biointeractions of Functional Nanomaterials: The Emerging Role of Inter‐Organelle Contact Sites, Targeting, and Signaling

N Blal, G Bardi, PP Pompa… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The study of nano‐biointeractions, at the forefront of interdisciplinary research, unveils
intricate interplays between nanomaterials (NMs) and intracellular organelles, which are …

Imaging and proteomics toolkits for studying organelle contact sites

R Gamuyao, CL Chang - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Organelle contact sites are regions where two heterologous membranes are juxtaposed by
molecular tethering complexes. These contact sites are important in inter-organelle …