The role of PINK1–Parkin in mitochondrial quality control

DP Narendra, RJ Youle - Nature Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Mitophagy mediated by the recessive Parkinson's disease genes PINK1 and Parkin
responds to mitochondrial damage to preserve mitochondrial function. In the pathway …

[HTML][HTML] Structural mechanisms of mitochondrial quality control mediated by PINK1 and parkin

JF Trempe, K Gehring - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and
represents a looming public health crisis as the global population ages. While the etiology of …

Activation of parkin by a molecular glue

V Sauvé, E Stefan, N Croteau, T Goiran, R Fakih… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Mutations in parkin and PINK1 cause early-onset Parkinson's disease (EOPD). The ubiquitin
ligase parkin is recruited to damaged mitochondria and activated by PINK1, a kinase that …

PINK1/Parkin Pathway Activation for Mitochondrial Quality Control–Which Is the Best Molecular Target for Therapy?

LF Silvian - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
There has been long-term interest in drugging the PINK1-Parkin pathway with therapeutics
as a treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite significant structural data on Parkin as …

Therapeutic targeting of mitophagy in Parkinson's disease

S Masaldan, S Callegari… - Biochemical Society …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by cardinal motor
symptoms and a diverse range of non-motor disorders in patients. Parkinson's disease is the …

A mutational atlas for Parkin proteostasis

L Clausen, V Voutsinos, M Cagiada… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Proteostasis can be disturbed by mutations affecting folding and stability of the encoded
protein. An example is the ubiquitin ligase Parkin, where gene variants result in autosomal …

Arrestin‐3 binds parkin and enhances parkin‐dependent mitophagy

C Zheng, KK Nguyen, SA Vishnivetskiy… - Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Arrestins were discovered for their role in homologous desensitization of G‐protein‐coupled
receptors (GPCRs). Later non‐visual arrestins were shown to regulate several signaling …

[HTML][HTML] BL-918 activates PINK1/Parkin signaling pathway to ameliorate the progression of Parkinson's disease

Y Wang, S Luo, H Su, Z Wang, L Chu… - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - jbc.org
The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) has been associated with mitochondrial
dysfunction. Given that the PINK1/Parkin pathway governs mitochondrial quality control by …

The ubiquitin proteasome system as a therapeutic area in Parkinson's disease

K Suresh, M Mattern, MS Goldberg, TR Butt - NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder.
There are no available therapeutics that slow or halt the progressive loss of dopamine …

Design and high-throughput implementation of MALDI-TOF/MS-based assays for Parkin E3 ligase activity

R Traynor, J Moran, M Stevens, O Antico, A Knebel… - Cell Reports …, 2024 - cell.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that manifests clinically as
alterations in movement as well as multiple non-motor symptoms including but not limited to …