Nurturing Life Sciences
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#XL - Q Biochemistry
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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Mitophagy provides Mitochondrial Quality Control
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Mitochondrial fusion and fission are mediated by a set of GTPase enzymes:
Mitochondrial fusion -MFN1/2 & OPA1
Mitochondrial fission- DRP1
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