Parkinson's disease protein PARK7 prevents metabolite and protein damage caused by a glycolytic metabolite
Reactive compounds cause cellular damage that is suspected to contribute to aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Oxidative stress and environmental factors likely contribute to this. Here we report that an enzyme mutated in Parkinson’s disease can prevent damage of metabolites and proteins caused by a metabolite from the central pathway of sugar metabolism. Inactivation of this enzyme in model systems, ranging from flies to human cells, leads to the accumulation of a wide range of damaged met...
United Kingdom Fondation Contre Le Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft European Union Horizon Didier Trono University Of Geneva Eric Fearon University Of Michigan
Source: pnas.org