Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Synaptotagmin-11 is a critical mediator of parkin-linked neurotoxicity and Parkinson’s disease-like pathology

  • Changhe Wang,
  • Xinjiang Kang,
  • Li Zhou,
  • Zuying Chai,
  • Qihui Wu,
  • Rong Huang,
  • Huadong Xu,
  • Meiqin Hu,
  • Xiaoxuan Sun,
  • Suhua Sun,
  • Jie Li,
  • Ruiying Jiao,
  • Panli Zuo,
  • Lianghong Zheng,
  • Zhenyu Yue,
  • Zhuan Zhou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02593-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Mutations in the parkin, an ubiquitin ligase, are linked to Parkinson’s disease. Here the authors show that synaptotagmin-11 is a parkin substrate and that its upregulation affects dopamine release, triggers degeneration, and causes motor impairment.