Mitochondrial Cell Death Control in Familial Parkinson Disease

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Original Authors: Kroemer Guido; Blomgren Klas

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Many sporadic cases of Parkinsons disease have mutations in the PINK protein kinase, whose substrate is now revealed to be

a protein that protects mitochondria from oxidative stress.

Published: July 17, 2007

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<div dir='ltr'><font size='6'><b>Mitochondrial Cell Death Control in Familial Parkinson Disease</b></font><br /><br /><strong>Summary by:</strong><a href="http://www.shvoong.com/writers/plos/" title="PLoS" target="_blank">PLoS</a><br />Many sporadic cases of Parkinsons disease have mutations in the PINK protein kinase, whose substrate is now revealed to be a protein that protects mitochondria from oxidative stress.<br /><a href="http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/1788778-mitochondrial-cell-death-control-familial/" target="_blank">Mitochondrial Cell Death Control in Familial Parkinson Disease</a> Originally published in Shvoong: <a href="http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/1788778-mitochondrial-cell-death-control-familial/" target="_blank">http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/biology/1788778-mitochondrial-cell-death-control-familial/</a> </div>

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