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Takeda A, Sugeno N, Hasegawa T, Kobayashi M, Kikuchi A: [Cellular pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease] . Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2008 Nov;48(11):984-5.
To explore pathogenesis of synucleinopathy including Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy, we developed cellular model for synucleinopathy. In this experimental model, alpha-synuclein was overexpressed in SH-SY5Y cells, which were then exposed to mitochondrial toxins. The data thus obtained suggested the followings. (1) By the treatment with rotenone, wild type alpha-synuclein overexpressing cells demonstrated intracellular aggregations, which shared a number of features with Lewy bodies. (2) The aggregate formation of alpha-synuclein may be cytoprotective. (3) The catechol-derived quinones are candidate molecules to facilitate the oligomer formation of a-synuclein. (4) The cells overexpressing S129A mutant showed few aggregations. It is suggested that phosphorylation at serine 129 is essential for aggregate formation. (5) In wild-type alpha-synuclein cells treated with rotenone, unfolded protein response (UPR) markers were induced prior to the induction of mitochondrial disruption and caspase-3 activation. (6) On the other hand, the S129A mutant failed to activate these UPRs. Thus it seems plausible that alpha-synuclein toxicity is dependent on the phosphorylation at S129. |
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