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Superoxide dismutating molecules rescue the toxic effects of PINK1 and parkin loss.


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Authors

Biosa, Alice 
Sanchez-Martinez, Alvaro 
Filograna, Roberta 
Terriente-Felix, Ana 
Alam, Sarah M 

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species exert important functions in regulating several cellular signalling pathways. However, an excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species can perturb the redox homeostasis leading to oxidative stress, a condition which has been associated to many neurodegenerative disorders. Accordingly, alterations in the redox state of cells and mitochondrial homeostasis are established hallmarks in both familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease cases. PINK1 and Parkin are two genes which account for a large fraction of autosomal recessive early-onset forms of Parkinson's disease and are now firmly associated to both mitochondria and redox homeostasis. In this study we explored the hypothesis that superoxide anions participate in the generation of the Parkin and PINK1 associated phenotypic effect by testing the capacity of endogenous and exogenous superoxide dismutating molecules to rescue the toxic effects induced by loss of PINK1 or Parkin, in both cellular and fly models. Our results demonstrate the positive effect of an increased level of superoxide dismutase proteins on the pathological phenotypes, both in vitro and in vivo. A more pronounced effectiveness for mitochondrial SOD2 activity points to the superoxide radicals generated in the mitochondrial matrix as the prime suspect in the definition of the observed phenotypes. Moreover, we also demonstrate the efficacy of a SOD-mimetic compound, M40403, to partially ameliorate PINK1/Parkin phenotypes in vitro and in vivo. These results support the further exploration of SOD-mimetic compounds as a therapeutic strategy against Parkinson's disease.

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Keywords

Blotting, Western, HEK293 Cells, HeLa Cells, Humans, Manganese, Organometallic Compounds, Oxidative Stress, Parkinson Disease, Protein Kinases, Reactive Oxygen Species, Superoxide Dismutase, Superoxide Dismutase-1, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

Journal Title

Hum Mol Genet

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Journal ISSN

0964-6906
1460-2083

Volume Title

27

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)
Sponsorship
Medical Research Council (MC_UP_1501/1)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00015/6)
European Research Council (309742)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00015/7)