Mitophagy Upregulation Occurs Early in the Neurodegenerative Process Mediated by -Synuclein
MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY(2024)
摘要
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurogenerative movement disorder characterized by dopaminergic cell death within the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) due to the aggregation-prone protein alpha-synuclein. Accumulation of alpha-synuclein is implicated in mitochondrial dysfunction and disruption of the autophagic turnover of mitochondria, or mitophagy, which is an essential quality control mechanism proposed to preserve mitochondrial fidelity in response to aging and stress. Yet, the precise relationship between alpha-synuclein accumulation, mitochondrial autophagy, and dopaminergic cell loss remains unresolved. Here, we determine the kinetics of alpha-synuclein overexpression and mitophagy using the pH-sensitive fluorescent mito-QC reporter. We find that overexpression of mutant A53T alpha-synuclein in either human SH-SY5Y cells or rat primary cortical neurons induces mitophagy. Moreover, the accumulation of mutant A53T alpha-synuclein in the SNpc of rats results in mitophagy dysregulation that precedes the onset of dopaminergic neurodegeneration. This study reveals a role for mutant A53T alpha-synuclein in inducing mitochondrial dysfunction, which may be an early event contributing to neurodegeneration.
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Parkinson's disease,Alpha-synuclein,Mitochondria dysfunction,Mitophagy,Lysosomes,Neurodegeneration,Substantia nigra pars compacta
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