PINK1: From Parkinson's disease to mitophagy and back again

PLoS Biol. 2023 Jun 29;21(6):e3002196. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002196. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Abstract

The genetics of Parkinson's disease has been key to unravelling the PINK1-dependent mitophagy process. Here, we discuss the implications of a 2010 PLOS Biology paper that shed light on the functional importance of PINK1 in the mitophagy cascade.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mitophagy*
  • Parkinson Disease* / genetics
  • Protein Kinases / genetics
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / genetics

Substances

  • Protein Kinases
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

Grants and funding

This perspective article was funded in whole or in part by Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (grant number ASAP 000478 to JH and HPF, and which funds BOC’s salary) through the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF). For the purpose of open access, the authors have applied a CC BY public copyright licence to all Author Accepted Manuscripts arising from this submission. The funders had no role in decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.