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First published online May 14, 2007
doi: 10.1242/10.1242/jcs.03443
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Center for Human Genetics, K.U.Leuven and Department of Molecular and Developmental Genetics, VIB, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: Bart.destrooper{at}med.kuleuven.be)
Accepted 13 March 2007
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Key words: Neurodegenerative, Mitochondria, Oxidative stress, Parkinson disease, OXPHOS, Apoptosis, Mitochondrial dynamics
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PD is a chronically progressive, age-related neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, gait disturbance, postural instability and dementia. A major neuro-pathological feature is the degeneration of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) and in other brainstem regions. The loss of inhibitory dopaminergic innervation causes over-activity of the subthalamic nucleus and the globus pallidus, which causes the movement symptoms (Obeso et al., 2000
). Lewy bodies are a second neuropathologic feature of PD. These are eosinophilic cellular inclusions comprising a dense core of filamentous material surrounded by a halo of fibrils, which mainly consists of 
-synuclein (see below) (Cookson, 2005).
Several hypotheses for the progressive and selective neurodegeneration in PD have been proposed. Mitochondrial dysfunction, however, has been linked with PD for a long time. In the early 1980s, a group of young designer-drug abusers showed PD-like symptoms upon exposure to MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine), a synthetic by-product of heroin production (Langston et al., 1983). The active metabolite of MPTP, MPP+, selectively enters dopaminergic neurons via the dopamine transporter and potently inhibits mitochondrial complex I (Vila and Przedborski, 2003). This results in increased oxidative stress, intracellular Ca2+ levels and excitotoxicity, and decreased energy production, eventually culminating in neuronal damage and death. Exposure to rotenone, another complex I inhibitor, produces a similar phenotype in rodents (Betarbet et al., 2000; Manning-Bog et al., 2002; Sherer et al., 2003). Furthermore, particular mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphisms and haplotypes are associated with risk of PD (Autere et al., 2004; Pyle et al., 2005; van der Walt et al., 2003), and mutations in mtDNA or in the nuclear-encoded mtDNA polymerase-G (POLG) cause PD-like symptoms (Luoma et al., 2004). Finally, dopaminergic neurons in the SNc are particularly sensitive to somatic mtDNA mutations, and accumulation of these is greater in PD patients compared with age-matched controls (Bender et al., 2006; Kraytsberg et al., 2006). A critical threshold of approximately 60% mutated mtDNA molecules must be reached to cause dopaminergic neuronal cell death (Rossignol et al., 2003). The remaining unaffected mtDNA molecules cannot produce sufficient quantities of proteins such as cytochrome c oxidase (COX), and the respiratory chain becomes deficient.
Recently, several rare forms of inherited PD have been recognized (Polymeropoulos et al., 1997). The identification of the genes mutated has provided a major boost in our understanding of the molecular mechanism(s) causing PD disease. Below, we briefly summarize the salient features of the proteins encoded by these genes [SNCA (encoding -synuclein), PARK2 (encoding parkin) PARK7 (encoding PARK7; also known and hereafter referred to as DJ-1), PINK1 (encoding the PTEN induced putative kinase 1 PINK1) and LRRK2 (encoding the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 LRRK2)] and then focus on the evidence that mutations in these genes impinge on mitochondrial function.
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-Synuclein (Fig. 1A) is a natively unfolded protein that upon binding to lipid can form oligomeric or amyloidogenic filaments. Fibrillar forms of -synuclein are the major structural component of Lewy bodies, providing compelling evidence that it plays a major role in the pathogenesis of PD (Spillantini et al., 1998). Missense mutations in -synuclein (A30P, E46K, A53T), and gene duplications and triplications have been identified in familial cases of PD (reviewed in Savitt et al., 2006). -Synuclein is localized predominantly in synaptic terminals and in the cytosol. Although its normal function is not quite clear, studies in zebra finch indicate a potential role in synaptic plasticity (George et al., 1995). More, but inconsistent, information on the role of -synuclein at synapses has come from studies in mice lacking -synuclein or both -synuclein and β-synuclein. Although one study demonstrated dramatic loss of synaptic reserve vesicles and an increase in synaptic depression in -synuclein-null mice (Sncatm1Nbm) (Cabin et al., 2002), two other studies only show mild (Sncatm1Ros1) (Abeliovich et al., 2000) or no effects on these parameters Sncatm1Sud (Schluter et al., 2003). Also, mice lacking both -synuclein and β-synuclein (Sncatm1Sud-Sncbtm1Sud) show no defects in synaptic plasticity and synaptic vesicle cycling. These mice, however, do show a 20% reduction in brain dopamine levels, which is not observed in single-knockout mice and points towards functional redundancy between these proteins (Chandra et al., 2004). Because of these controversial data, the normal function of -synuclein remains debated, although a role in synaptic integrity seems likely. Indeed, loss of -synuclein accelerates degeneration of presynaptic terminals in mice lacking Dnajc5 (Dnajc5tm1Sud), encoding the chaperone protein cystein-string protein (CSP). Thus, Snca and Dnajc5 are in a genetic pathway important for the integrity of synaptic nerve terminals (Chandra et al., 2005).
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-synuclein display disappointingly few symptoms relevant to PD (reviewed in Fleming et al., 2005). However, these mice do show an increased vulnerability of SNc neurons to MPTP (Fleming et al., 2005). Overexpression of -synuclein in Drosophila melanogaster results in adult-onset loss of dopaminergic neurons, the appearance of filamentous intraneuronal inclusions containing -synuclein and locomotory dysfunction. This model closely recapitulates the essential features of the human disorder (Bilen and Bonini, 2005; Feany and Bender, 2000). It is still unclear how mutant or overexpressed -synuclein can lead to neuronal cell death. SNCA overexpression might block ER-Golgi trafficking (Cooper et al., 2006) by sequestering vesicle-trafficking proteins, such as Ypt1p, and interfering with its function. Conversely, overexpression of these, in particular Ypt1p and its ortholog Rab1, can attenuate -synuclein-induced toxicity. Similar pathological mechanisms might be involved in synaptic vesicle transport (Cooper et al., 2006). For instance the scaffolding protein septin 4 (Sept4) frequently co-aggregates with -synuclein in Lewy bodies in PD and is often deficient in dopaminergic nerve terminals in the striatum (Ihara et al., 2003; Ihara et al., 2007). -Synuclein appears to interact with Sept4, and dopaminergic neurons deficient in Sept4 become more susceptible to further dysfunction and degeneration in PD (Ihara et al., 2007). Sept4-knockout mice (Sept4tm1Ksh) display decreased dopamine release (Ihara et al., 2007). Ihara et al., therefore propose that Sept4 and -synuclein are components of presynaptic complexes at the dopaminergic terminals, and that lack of the physiological association with Sept4 facilitates self-aggregation of -synuclein. |
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-synuclein toxicity? Dopamine is inherently unstable and can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and, via monoamine oxidase (MAO), H2O2 (Lotharius et al., 2002). Dopamine is synthesized in the cytosol and rapidly pumped by vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2, also known as SLC18A2) into synaptic vesicles, where the low vesicular pH and the absence of MAO limit its breakdown. Defects in the early secretory pathway could cause a shortage of synaptic vesicles and reduce delivery of VMAT2 to the synapse. This would impede dopamine loading and increase cytosolic dopamine levels and consequently ROS production. Although dopamine itself may not be toxic, dopamine metabolites play a role in -synuclein aggregation (Galvin, 2006) and dopamine--synuclein adducts stabilize -synuclein protofibrils (Conway et al., 2001).
Although there is no evidence for mitochondrial localization of -synuclein, overexpression of mutant -synuclein sensitizes neurons to oxidative stress and damage by dopamine metabolites and mitochondrial toxins such as MPP+ and 6-hydroxydopamine, resulting in increased protein carbonylation and lipid peroxidation in vitro and in vivo (Orth et al., 2003). Interestingly, -synuclein-knockout mice (Sncatm1Wtd, Sncatm1Sud, (Sncatm1Ros1) mice have marked resistance to MPTP and other mitochondrial toxins, such as malonate and 3-nitropropionic acid (Dauer et al., 2002; Fornai et al., 2005; Klivenyi et al., 2006). -Synuclein deficiency seems to result in a reduction of oxidative stress and, in addition, it has been proposed that -synuclein oligomers generate pore-like structures (Lashuel et al., 2002), which might disrupt the membranes of organelles such as mitochondria.
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) account for about half of all cases of autosomal recessive PD (ARPD) (Abbas et al., 1999; Lucking et al., 2000). A few dominant mutations have also been described (West and Maidment, 2004). Parkin functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase (Shimura et al., 2000) catalyzing the ubiquitylation of damaged proteins, which leads to their degradation by the 26S proteasome (Ciechanover, 1998). Thus, mutations in parkin should impact on the unfolded protein stress response, resulting in accumulation of one or more of its presumed substrates and consequent death of neurons in the SNc (reviewed in Cookson, 2005). In general, no Lewy bodies are observed (Farrer et al., 2001; Mori et al., 1998; Sasaki et al., 2004).
Parkin also impacts on mitochondrial function. The Drosophila parkin-null (park25) mutant displays reduced lifespan, excessive apoptosis, flight muscle degeneration and male sterility. Microscopy shows swollen mitochondria and severe disruption and disintegration of the cristae (Greene et al., 2003). Microarray analysis revealed upregulation of genes involved in oxidative stress and electron transport, including an orthologue of the mammalian peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR), which is localized at mitochondria (both mitochondrial inner and outer membrane localization have been reported) and protects against ROS (Casellas et al., 2002; Greene et al., 2005; Mukherjee and Das, 1989). A genomic screen in the park25 flies identified loss-of-function of glutathione S-transferase (GstS1) as one of the strongest enhancers of fly death (Greene et al., 2005). GSTS1 is an important antioxidant and flies lacking the genes encoding both parkin and GSTS1 display progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons and increased oxidative damage (Whitworth et al., 2005). Loss of parkin in mice (Park2tm1shm) results in increased dopamine levels and reduced synaptic excitability in the striatum, and behavioral defects (Goldberg et al., 2003). Remarkably, reduced expression of several proteins involved in mitochondrial function and oxidative stress, including subunits of complexes I and IV, is observed as well (Palacino et al., 2004). Mitochondria isolated from the striatum of Park2tm1shm mice have decreased mitochondrial respiratory capacity and show evidence of increased formation of lipid by-products of ROS, such as protein carbonyls and lipid peroxides (Palacino et al., 2004). Intriguingly, parkin deficiency alone is not sufficient to cause neurodegeneration, which suggests additional unknown triggers are important for the disease process (Goldberg et al., 2003; Itier et al., 2003; Perez and Palmiter, 2005).
The mechanism by which parkin might regulate mitochondrial function remains unclear. Loss-of-function of this E3 ligase might lead to accumulation of oxidatively damaged proteins. Various putative parkin substrates, such as CDCrel-1/Sept5, CDCrel-2/Sept4, Pael-R, cyclin E, synphilin-1, p38/JTV1 and FBP1, accumulate in parkin-associated PD, whereas only p38/JTV1 and FBP1 also accumulate in sporadic PD and parkin knockout (Park2tm1Tmd) mice, which suggests these might be genuine parkin substrates (reviewed in Moore et al., 2005a). None of these is localized to mitochondria, and their accumulation might only indirectly affect mitochondrial function. However, recently parkin has been shown to ubiquitylate the PD-associated protein LRRK2 (see below), which in turn activates auto-ubiquitylation of parkin (Smith et al., 2005). Interestingly, West and co-workers have shown that approximately 10% is localized to the mitochondrial outer membrane (West et al., 2005). Parkin itself is sensitive to oxidative stress: dopamine-quinone and s-nitrosylation covalently modify it and inactivate its E3 ligase activity (Chung et al., 2004; LaVoie et al., 2005). This suggests the possibility of a feedback loop and a more general mechanism for parkin dysfunction in the pathogenesis of sporadic PD. A genetic interaction between parkin and the mitochondrial kinase Pink1 in D. melanogaster (see below) provides further evidence for parkin deficiency playing a general role in PD via mitochondria (Clark et al., 2006; Park et al., 2006; Yang et al., 2006). Recent data also show that parkin and Pink1 might physically interact (Moore, 2006). Although the mitochondrial localization of Pink1 is clear (see below), it is still debated whether parkin is associated with mitochondria.
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; Olzmann et al., 2004). The crystal structure shows that it exists as a dimer in solution (Miller et al., 2003; Moore et al., 2003). An L166P PD-causing mutation destabilizes the dimerization of DJ-1, which indicates that this is functionally important. Cysteine residues, particularly Cys106, in DJ-1 become converted to cysteine sulfinic acid (Cys-SO2H) upon oxidative stress (Canet-Aviles et al., 2004; Mitsumoto and Nakagawa, 2001). DJ-1 can also eliminate H2O2 in vitro by becoming oxidized itself and could thus function as a scavenger of ROS (Taira et al., 2004). Overexpression of the gene encoding DJ-1 protects against oxidative injury whereas knocking it down by RNAi enhances susceptibility to oxidative stress (Taira et al., 2004; Yokota et al., 2003).
Some of the protective actions of DJ-1 might occur at the transcriptional level (Bonifati et al., 2003). DJ-1 binds to PIAS proteins, a family of SUMO-1 ligases that modulate the activity of various transcription factors (Takahashi et al., 2001). Junn et al. show that wild-type DJ-1 sequesters Daxx in the nucleus, preventing it from binding and activating its effector kinase apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (Ask1) in the cytoplasm (Junn et al., 2005). Others show that DJ-1 is a transcriptional co-activator that interacts with the nuclear proteins p54nrb and PSF (Xu et al., 2005) again to protect against apoptosis. DJ-1 also stabilizes the antioxidant transcriptional master regulator Nrf2 (Clements et al., 2006) by preventing association with its inhibitor protein Keap1. Interestingly, Nrf2 is located in the nucleus in PD nigral neurons (Ramsey et al., 2007). DJ-1 might thus act as a transcriptional co-factor that regulates the response to oxidative stress. In addition, the cysteine sulfinic acid modification of DJ-1 might enhance its association with mitochondria (Canet-Aviles et al., 2004), and oxidative stress promotes its interaction with parkin, linking DJ-1 and parkin in a common pathway (Moore et al., 2005b). Thus, DJ-1 may play a crucial role both sensing and conferring protection against a range of oxidative stressors, using different mechanisms. Flies and mice deficient in the gene encoding DJ-1 are indeed more susceptible to oxidative toxins (Kim et al., 2005; Menzies et al., 2005; Meulener et al., 2005; Park et al., 2005; Yang et al., 2005). Circumstantial evidence thus strongly indicates that DJ-1 directly or indirectly protects against mitochondrial dysfunction.
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; Valente et al., 2004a; Valente et al., 2004b). PINK1 is an ubiquitously expressed kinase (Silvestri et al., 2005; Valente et al., 2004a). It tends to be poorly soluble and has a propensity to aggregate, which might explain its presence in 10% of Lewy bodies in sporadic PD (Gandhi et al., 2006). Overexpression of PINK1 protects cells from apoptosis affected by the mitochondrial pathway, whereas pathogenic mutations of PINK1 in the kinase domain (E240K, L489P and K219M) disrupt this property (Petit et al., 2005). Increased lipid peroxidation and increased expression of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase and glutathione-S-transferase occur in primary fibroblasts and immortalized lymphoblasts from three patients homozygous for the G309D-PINK1 mutation (Hoepken et al., 2007). To date, no in vivo studies of Pink1 loss-of-function in mammalian models have been reported. However, loss-of-function mutants in D. melanogaster display a spectacular phenotype: male sterility, muscle and dopaminergic neuronal degeneration and increased sensitivity to stressors (Clark et al., 2006; Park et al., 2006; Yang et al., 2006). The similarities to D. melanogaster parkin mutants are striking, and overexpression of parkin rescues the mitochondrial dysfunction caused by Pink1 deficiency, which further argues for a common mitochondrial pathway in PD (Clark et al., 2006; Park et al., 2006; Yang et al., 2006). Parkin can restore normal mitochondrial morphology, DNA and protein content, but does not rescue the sensitivity of Pink1 mutant flies to stress-induced apoptosis. This suggests that Pink1 acts upstream of parkin to protect mitochondrial integrity (Clark et al., 2006; Park et al., 2006; Yang et al., 2006). PINK1 is the only PD-associated protein that clearly localizes to mitochondria and might be crucial for our understanding of the contribution of mitochondrial dysfunction to PD. |
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; Kachergus et al., 2005; Nichols et al., 2005). The G2019S mutation has indeed variable penetrance, reaching 17% at 50 years and 85% at 70 years, a profile that mimics the occurrence of idiopathic sporadic PD. Little is known about LRRK2 function. It is a multidomain protein that has both a kinase and GTPase domain (Fig. 1E) (Gloeckner et al., 2006; West et al., 2005). Significantly, three PD-associated mutations, two in the kinase domain (G2019S and I2020T) and one in the Ras of complex/C-terminal of Roc (ROC/COR) GTPase domain (Bosgraaf and Van Haastert, 2003) (R1441C), increase LRRK2 autophosphorylation, hinting at a dominant gain-of-function mechanism in PD (Gloeckner et al., 2006; West et al., 2005; West et al., 2007). Indeed, over-expression of R1441C, Y1699C or G2019S LRRK2 can induce neuronal degeneration in mouse primary cortical neurons (Greggio et al., 2006; Smith et al., 2006; Smith et al., 2005). Interestingly, PD-associated LRRK2 mutations that enhance kinase activity induce a progressive reduction in neurite length and branching in neurons in vitro and in vivo, which is reversed by loss of LRRK2 (Macleod et al., 2006).
Neurons that express PD-associated LRRK2 mutations also display prominent phospho-tau-positive inclusions that colocalize with the lysosomal marker LAMP1. The neurons ultimately undergo apoptosis (Macleod et al., 2006). It is known that hyperphosphorylation of tau leads to aggregate formation and axonal/neuronal degeneration in many neurodegenerative diseases (reviewed in Lee et al., 2001). Tau might be a molecular target for LRRK2 kinase activity, because the two proteins colocalize in inclusions. However, Macleod et al. have failed to detect evidence of direct phosphorylation of tau by LRRK2 in vitro and favor a model in which LRRK2 indirectly modifies tau through modulation of the activity of other kinases or phosphatases previously implicated in tau phosphorylation, such as GSK3β (Lee et al., 2001). Additional studies will be necessary to pinpoint the action of LRRK2 in these signaling cascades.
Confocal studies in primary cortical neurons and ultrastructural analysis in rodent basal ganglia detect LRRK2 in association with membranous and vesicular structures such as lysosomes, endosomes, transport vesicles and mitochondria (Biskup et al., 2006; West et al., 2005). Subcellular fractionation confirms that approximately 10% of total LRRK2 is associated with the mitochondrial outer membrane in rodent brain (Biskup et al., 2006; West et al., 2005). LRRK2 might therefore have a role in mitochondrial physiology, although this remains speculation.
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). Given the complex topology and energy needs of the nervous system, it is not so surprising that defects in mitochondrial dynamics lead to neurological disease.
Mutations in human mitofusin-2 (MFN2) cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (Zuchner et al., 2004). Mitofusins Mfn1 and Mfn2 are essential GTPases localized to the mitochondrial outer membrane. Both proteins form complexes in trans that tether mitochondria together, promoting mitochondrial fusion (Chen et al., 2003; Koshiba et al., 2004). Deletion of Mfn1 or Mfn2 results in mitochondrial fragmentation due to unbalanced fission (Chen et al., 2005; Koshiba et al., 2004). Optic atrophy 1 (OPA1) is another example of a protein involved in mitochondrial dynamics. Mutations in its gene are the major cause of genetic forms of blindness (Delettre et al., 2000). OPA1 is a dynamin-related GTPase and localizes to the intermembrane space of mitochondria, where it is tightly associated with the inner membrane (Cereghetti and Scorrano, 2006; Chan, 2006; Olichon et al., 2002). Interestingly, Opa1 interacts genetically with Mfn1, which suggests it coordinates the fusion reactions of outer and inner membranes (Cipolat et al., 2004).
These proteins also affect the subcellular localization of mitochondria. Overexpression of Mfn1 in primary cultures of neurons results in decreased localization of mitochondria to dendritic spines, whereas overexpression of dynamin-1-like (Dnm1l, also known as Drp1), a protein involved in mitochondrial fission (see below), results in re-localization of mitochondria to the spines (Li et al., 2004). Remarkably, mitochondrial and synaptic activities influence each other: repetitive depolarization results in fusion of mitochondria and their relocation to the spines.
Mitochondria are particularly abundant at the other sites of synapses: axons and synaptic terminals. They are probably needed there to provide the enormous amounts of ATP associated with the transmission of axon potentials. Loss-of-function mutations in the D. melanogaster genes encoding the coiled-coil protein Milton (Stowers et al., 2002) or the Rho-related GTPase Miro (Guo et al., 2005), which are both involved in transport of mitochondria along microtubules, lead to severe phenotypes characterized by partial or complete loss of neurotransmission. In a genetic screen for modifiers of synaptic neurotransmission, Verstreken et al. (Verstreken et al., 2005) identified the D. melanogaster Dnm1l orthologue Drpl as essential for sustained neurotransmission during rapid stimulation. Drpl deficiency results in synaptic depletion of mitochondria, and although basic neurotransmission activity appears to be sustained, the lack of mitochondria makes it impossible to mobilize a reserve pool of neurotransmitter vesicles that is essential for rapid transmission. DNM1L is a cytoplasmic protein and needs FIS1, a mitochondrial outer membrane protein, to induce fission of mitochondria (Yoon et al., 2003; Yu et al., 2005). The process of fission and fusion thus depends on a complex molecular machinery, providing ample opportunities for speculation on potential roles of kinases such as LRRK2 and PINK1 in its regulation. Interestingly, the LRRK2 GTPase domain shares significant sequence similarity with the Rho GTPase domain of Miro (Guo et al., 2005). Miro and Milton directly interact and this interaction is essential for anterograde transport of mitochondria (Glater et al., 2006). Recently, mammalian orthologues of Milton have been identified, OIP106 and GRIF1 (also known as Trak1 and Trak2, respectively) (Brickley et al., 2005; Fransson et al., 2006). Interestingly, OIP106 is mutated in hypertonic mice, which show motor pathway defects in the central nervous system (Gilbert et al., 2006).
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; Cipolat et al., 2006). Mitochondrial elongation requires membrane-bound OPA1 and depends on MFN1, but not MFN2, whereas the anti-apoptotic function of OPA1 requires a soluble form of OPA1 that is generated by the mitochondrial rhomboid protease PARL. This soluble form of OPA1 is loosely bound to the inner membrane, apparently partially in complex with membrane-bound forms of OPA1, forming a multimeric complex that regulates the tightness of mitochondrial cristae junctions and therefore cytochrome c release during apoptosis (Cipolat et al., 2006; Frezza et al., 2006).
Mitochondrial fission is similarly closely associated with the apoptosis pathway: mitochondrial fragmentation occurs early in apoptosis, and inhibition of DNM1L or FIS1 can protect against cell death (Frank et al., 2001; Lee et al., 2004). Increased rates of apoptosis could theoretically contribute to neurodegeneration, although the evidence for apoptosis in human brain material remains controversial (Dauer and Przedborski, 2003).
It is not clear to what extent fusion and fission contribute to the maintenance of the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) pathway. The mixing of DNA and protein content during fusion probably reduces the effect of accumulating mutations in mtDNA, possibly stabilizing mitochondrial performance. Again, this must be confirmed in animal model studies. Recently, Ekstrand et al. showed that the specific inactivation of mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam) in dopaminergic neurons leads to defects in the OXPHOS pathway that result in PD-like symptoms in mice (Ekstrand et al., 2007). Evidence from studies of other genetic diseases corroborates the concept that disturbances of the OXPHOS system contribute to neurodegeneration. Mutations in frataxin (FXN) (Table 1) cause Friedreich ataxia (Wilson, 2006). Deletion of the yeast orthologue of frataxin causes accumulation of iron in the mitochondria, loss of mtDNA and impaired OXPHOS activity (Koutnikova et al., 1997; Wilson and Roof, 1997). Additional studies have demonstrated severe deficiencies in the activities of Complexes I, II and III and aconitase, and iron accumulation in tissue from Friedreich ataxia patients (Rotig et al., 1997).
Mutations in the human genes encoding HSP60 (HSPD1) and paraplegin (SPG7) (Table 1) cause hereditary spastic paraplegias. HSP60 is a mitochondrial matrix protein chaperone and plays a role in the folding and import of mitochondrial proteins (Casari et al., 1998). Paraplegin is a subunit of a mitochondrial AAA protease and is localized to the inner mitochondrial membrane (Rugarli and Langer, 2006). Patients with SPG7 mutations have compromised complex I activity and their cells display increased sensitivity to oxidative stress (Elleuch et al., 2006). Apart from clearing misfolded protein, the protease is also involved in the activation of a mitochondrial ribosomal subunit (Nolden et al., 2005).
Finally, OXPHOS impairment leading to neurodegeneration can also be caused by mutations in proteins that are not or only partially localized to mitochondria and therefore probably indirectly affect mitochondrial homeostasis (Table 1). For instance, reduced activity of several key components of the OXPHOS system, including complexes II, III and IV, occurs in Huntington disease at an advanced stage of the disorder (Browne and Beal, 2004). Although the exact function of huntingtin protein remains unknown (Truant et al., 2006), mutant huntingtin binds to several key transcription factors and co-activators, such as p53 (Bae et al., 2005) and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 (PGC-1) (Cui et al., 2006). Repression of this transcription co-activator leads to impaired mitochondrial function and enhances the of pathogenesis Huntington disease (St-Pierre et al., 2006).
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In vivo model systems for various neurodegenerative diseases provide a powerful tool to investigate genetic interactions and unravel a hypothetical genetic pathway involved in the (dys)regulation of mitochondrial function in neurodegenerative disease. In this respect, knockout and transgenic mutant mouse models of PINK1 and LRRK2 are eagerly awaited. Furthermore, it will be interesting to investigate whether proteins, such as PGC-1, that are apparently involved in other neurodegenerative diseases are also of relevance in PD.
Finally, further work will significantly contribute to our knowledge of mitochondrial function. Challenging questions are whether mitochondria have tissue-specific features and whether one can therapeutically exploit mitochondrial function to treat neurodegenerative disease. The new genetic and cell biological studies in human and animals provide ample starting points for us to tackle these important challenges.
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-synuclein. It has an N-terminal amphipathic region containing six imperfect repeats with a KTKEGV consensus sequence, a hydrophobic central region that contains the non-amyloid-β component (NAC) domain, and a highly acidic C-terminal tail containing several phosphorylation sites. (B) Parkin is a 465 amino acid protein that functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase. It contains an N-terminal ubiquitin-like (UBL) domain that binds to RPN10 subunit of the 26S proteasome system, a central linker region, and a C-terminal RING domain comprising two RING finger motifs (RING1 and RING2) separated by an in-between-RING (IBR) domain. (C) DJ-1 is a highly conserved 189 amino acid protein that is ubiquitously and abundantly expressed in most mammalian tissues and belongs to the DJ-1/ThiJ/PfpI superfamily. (D) PINK1 is a highly conserved 581 amino acid protein that is ubiquitously expressed. It localizes to the mitochondria via an N-terminal mitochondrion-targeting motif (MTS). Furthermore, it shares sequence similarity with Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I and contains a catalytic serine/threonine kinase domain. (E) LRRK2 is a 2537 amino acid complex multi-domain protein that consists of a ankyrin-repeat region (ANK), an N-terminal leucine-rich repeat domain (LRR), a GTPase Roc domain (Roc) followed by associated C terminal of Roc (COR), a mitogen-activated kinase kinase kinase domain, and C-terminal WD40 repeat (approximately 40 amino acid repeats that form a β-propeller structure that might serve as a rigid scaffold for protein interactions). Approximate positions of missense mutations causing PD are indicated with arrows.