Nurturing Life Sciences
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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
Parkinson’s disease is caused by mutations in two gene encoding proteins that can mediate mitophagy:
PINK1 (a kinase)
Parkin (E3 ubiquitin ligase)
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In healthy mitochondria, PINK1 resides in the mitochondrial matrix.
In damaged or dysfunctional mitochondria, PINK1 resides on the outer mitochondrial membrane, where it recruits cytosolic Parkin.
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Mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs)
The portions of the ER membranes that form special contact regions with the mitochondria.
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