The Parkinson's disease genes pink1 and parkin promote mitochondrial fission and/or inhibit fusion in Drosophila

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Summary

Interactions between pink1 and parkin are likely not core components of the drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission machinery, and modification of fusion and fission may represent a novel therapeutic strategy for Parkinson's disease.

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2008-09-23
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PINK1, Parkin, Mitochondrial fission, mitochondrial fusion, Biology

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