Mitophagy programs: mechanisms and physiological implications of mitochondrial targeting by autophagy

A Hamacher-Brady, NR Brady - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2016 - Springer
Mitochondria are an essential source of ATP for cellular function, but when damaged,
mitochondria generate a plethora of stress signals, which lead to cellular dysfunction and …

Implications of glial nitric oxide in neurodegenerative diseases

JE Yuste, E Tarragon, CM Campuzano… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Nitric oxide (NO) is a pleiotropic janus-faced molecule synthesized by nitric oxide synthases
(NOS) which plays a critical role in a number of physiological and pathological processes in …

Single-cell genomic profiling of human dopamine neurons identifies a population that selectively degenerates in Parkinson's disease

T Kamath, A Abdulraouf, SJ Burris, J Langlieb… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The loss of dopamine (DA) neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) is a
defining pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). Nevertheless, the molecular …

The pharmacological regulation of cellular mitophagy

ND Georgakopoulos, G Wells… - Nature chemical biology, 2017 - nature.com
Small molecules are pharmacological tools of considerable value for dissecting complex
biological processes and identifying potential therapeutic interventions. Recently, the …

Cytosolic p53 inhibits Parkin-mediated mitophagy and promotes mitochondrial dysfunction in the mouse heart

A Hoshino, Y Mita, Y Okawa, M Ariyoshi… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Cumulative evidence indicates that mitochondrial dysfunction has a role in heart failure
progression, but whether mitochondrial quality control mechanisms are involved in the …

Mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: molecular mechanisms and pathophysiological consequences

N Exner, AK Lutz, C Haass, KF Winklhofer - The EMBO journal, 2012 - embopress.org
Neurons are critically dependent on mitochondrial integrity based on specific morphological,
biochemical, and physiological features. They are characterized by high rates of metabolic …

What genetics tells us about the causes and mechanisms of Parkinson's disease

O Corti, S Lesage, A Brice - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common motor disorder of mysterious etiology. It is due to the
progressive degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra and is …

Mitophagy in Parkinson's disease: from pathogenesis to treatment

J Liu, W Liu, R Li, H Yang - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. The
pathogenesis of PD is complicated and remains obscure, but growing evidence suggests …

Parkin and mitophagy in cancer

JP Bernardini, M Lazarou, G Dewson - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
Mitophagy, the selective engulfment and clearance of mitochondria, is essential for the
homeostasis of a healthy network of functioning mitochondria and prevents excessive …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant protein s-nitrosylation in neurodegenerative diseases

T Nakamura, S Tu, MW Akhtar, CR Sunico, S Okamoto… - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
S-Nitrosylation is a redox-mediated posttranslational modification that regulates protein
function via covalent reaction of nitric oxide (NO)-related species with a cysteine thiol group …