Title |
parkin counteracts symptoms in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease
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Published in |
BMC Neuroscience, April 2004
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2202-5-14 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Annika FM Haywood, Brian E Staveley |
Abstract |
Parkinson's disease, a prevalent neurodegenerative disease, is characterized by the reduction of dopaminergic neurons resulting in the loss of motor control, resting tremor, the formation of neuronal inclusions and ultimately premature death. Two inherited forms of PD have been linked to mutations in the alpha-synuclein and parkin genes. The parkin protein functions as an ubiquitin ligase targeting specific proteins for degradation. Expression of human alpha-synuclein in Drosophila neurons recapitulates the loss of motor control, the development of neuronal inclusions, degeneration of dopaminergic neurons and the ommatidial array to provide an excellent genetic model of PD. |
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