PINK1 enhances insulin-like growth factor-1-dependent Akt signaling and protection against apoptosis

Mutations in the PARK6 gene coding for PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) cause recessive early-onset Parkinsonism. Although PINK1 and Parkin promote the degradation of depolarized mitochondria in cultured cells, little is known about changes in signaling pathways that may additionally contribute to dopa...

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Main Authors: Ravi S. Akundi, Lianteng Zhi, Hansruedi Büeler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996111003044