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Satoru Matsuda1, Atsuko Nakanishi1, Akari Minami1
1Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University, Kita-Uoya Nishimachi, Nara 630-8506, Japan.
Abstract:
Most of the Parkinson disease (PD) linked genes are also associated with cancers. In particular, phosphatase and tensin homologue-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) and Parkin, both of which are involved in recessively inherited familial forms of PD linked to mitochondrial dysfunction, appear to be abnormally expressed in cancers. Functional studies have revealed that PINK1 recruits Parkin to mitochondria to initiate mitophagy, an important autophagic quality control mechanism that rids the cell of damaged mitochondria. Although PD and cancer are obviously disparate human disorders, there is an evidence for low cancer rates in patients with PD. The relationship between cancer rates and PD might be related to the involvement of common pathways in both diseases. This paper provides a concise overview on the cellular functions of the PINK1 and Parkin.
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