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Time-Lapse Video Microscopy for Assessment of EYFP-Parkin Aggregation as a Marker for Cellular Mitophagy
Published on: May 4, 2016
New regulators of PRKN-independent mitophagy
Yuchen Lei1, Daniel J Klionsky1
1Life Sciences Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Abstract:
Mitophagy, a type of selective autophagy targeting damaged or superfluous mitochondria, is critical to maintain cell homeostasis. Besides the well-characterized PRKN-dependent mitophagy, PRKN-independent mitophagy also plays significant physiological roles. In a recent study, researchers from Anne Simonsen's lab discovered two lipid binding kinases, GAK and PRKCD, as positive regulators of PRKN-independent mitophagy. The researchers further investigated how these two proteins regulate mitophagy and demonstrated their roles in vivo. Focusing on the less known PRKN-independent mitophagy regulators, these findings shed light on understanding the mechanism of mitophagy and its relation to diseases.
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