VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
EMBO Rep. 2018 Mar;19(3). doi: 10.15252/embr.201845900. Epub 2018 Feb 19.
Mitochondrial dysfunction is thought to contribute to Parkinson's disease progression, and factors that can overcome mitochondrial defects could potentially be used to combat the disease and prevent neuronal death. In this issue, Inoue 1 report that reduction of p13, a mitochondrial protein that inhibits complex I assembly, rescues the cellular and behavioral defects of Parkinson's disease models. This work suggests that stabilizing the mitochondrial electron transport chain may be beneficial in the context of Parkinson's disease.
线粒体功能障碍被认为是导致帕金森病进展的原因之一,因此能够克服线粒体缺陷的因素可能被用于对抗这种疾病和防止神经元死亡。在本期杂志中,Inoue 1 报道称,减少一种抑制复合物 I 组装的线粒体蛋白 p13 可以挽救帕金森病模型的细胞和行为缺陷。这项工作表明,稳定线粒体电子传递链可能对帕金森病有益。