The functional universe of membrane contact sites

WA Prinz, A Toulmay, T Balla - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Organelles compartmentalize eukaryotic cells, enhancing their ability to respond to
environmental and developmental changes. One way in which organelles communicate and …

The machineries, regulation and cellular functions of mitochondrial calcium

C Giorgi, S Marchi, P Pinton - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Calcium ions (Ca2+) are some of the most versatile signalling molecules, and they
have many physiological functions, prominently including muscle contraction, neuronal …

Selective neuronal vulnerability in Parkinson disease

DJ Surmeier, JA Obeso, GM Halliday - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Intracellular α-synuclein (α-syn)-rich protein aggregates called Lewy pathology (LP) and
neuronal death are commonly found in the brains of patients with clinical Parkinson disease …

[HTML][HTML] Calcium, mitochondria and cell metabolism: A functional triangle in bioenergetics

A Rossi, P Pizzo, R Filadi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The versatility of mitochondrial metabolism and its fine adjustments to specific physiological
or pathological conditions regulate fundamental cell pathways, ranging from proliferation to …

α-synuclein toxicity in neurodegeneration: mechanism and therapeutic strategies

YC Wong, D Krainc - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
Alterations in α-synuclein dosage lead to familial Parkinson's disease (PD), and its
accumulation results in synucleinopathies that include PD, dementia with Lewy bodies …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

E Srinivasan, G Chandrasekhar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by distinct aging-
independent loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) region …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding dopaminergic cell death pathways in Parkinson disease

PP Michel, EC Hirsch, S Hunot - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
Parkinson disease (PD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder, the etiology of which
remains largely unknown. Progressive impairment of voluntary motor control, which …

[HTML][HTML] Ageing and Parkinson's disease: why is advancing age the biggest risk factor?

A Reeve, E Simcox, D Turnbull - Ageing research reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
As the second most common age related neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's
disease, the health, social and economic impact resulting from Parkinson's disease will …

[HTML][HTML] There's something wrong with my MAM; the ER–mitochondria axis and neurodegenerative diseases

S Paillusson, R Stoica, P Gomez-Suaga… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with
associated frontotemporal dementia (ALS/FTD) are major neurodegenerative diseases for …

[HTML][HTML] α-Synuclein binds to the ER–mitochondria tethering protein VAPB to disrupt Ca2+ homeostasis and mitochondrial ATP production

S Paillusson, P Gomez-Suaga, R Stoica, D Little… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract α-Synuclein is strongly linked to Parkinson's disease but the molecular targets for its
toxicity are not fully clear. However, many neuronal functions damaged in Parkinson's …