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Wang, Hung-Li; Chou, An-Hsun; Wu, Ai-Shun; Chen, Si-Ying; Weng, Yi-Hsin; Kao, Yu-Cheng; Yeh, Tu-Hsueh; Chu, Po-Ju; Lu, Chin-Song
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 06/2011, Volume: 1812, Issue: 6Journal Article
Mutations in PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) gene cause recessive familial type 6 of Parkinson's disease (PARK6). PINK1 is believed to exert neuroprotective effect on SN dopaminergic cells by acting as a mitochondrial Ser/Thr protein kinase. Autosomal recessive inheritance indicates the involvement of loss of PINK1 function in PARK6 pathogenesis. In the present study, confocal imaging of cultured SN dopaminergic neurons prepared from PINK1 knockout mice was performed to investigate physiological importance of PINK1 in maintaining mitochondrial membrane potential (Δ Ψ m) and mitochondrial morphology and test the hypothesis that PARK6 mutations cause the loss of PINK1 function. PINK1-deficient SN dopaminergic neurons exhibited a depolarized Δ Ψ m. In contrast to long thread-like mitochondria of wild-type neurons, fragmented mitochondria were observed from PINK1-null SN dopaminergic cells. Basal level of mitochondrial superoxide and oxidative stressor H 2O 2-induced ROS generation were significantly increased in PINK1-deficient dopaminergic neurons. Overexpression of wild-type PINK1 restored hyperpolarized Δ Ψ m and thread-like mitochondrial morphology and inhibited ROS formation in PINK1-null dopaminergic cells. PARK6 mutant (G309D), (E417G) or (CΔ145) PINK1 failed to rescue mitochondrial dysfunction and inhibit oxidative stress in PINK1-deficient dopaminergic neurons. Mitochondrial toxin rotenone-induced cell death of dopaminergic neurons was augmented in PINK1-null SN neuronal culture. These results indicate that PINK1 is required for maintaining normal Δ Ψ m and mitochondrial morphology of cultured SN dopaminergic neurons and exerts its neuroprotective effect by inhibiting ROS formation. Our study also provides the evidence that PARK6 mutant (G309D), (E417G) or (CΔ145) PINK1 is defective in regulating mitochondrial functions and attenuating ROS production of SN dopaminergic cells. ► PINK1-null SN dopaminergic neurons exhibited depolarized mitochondrial potential. ► PINK1-deficient SN dopaminergic neurons displayed mitochondrial fragmentation. ► Overexpression of wild-type PINK1 restored mitochondrial potential and morphology. ► PARK6 PINK1 mutants failed to restore mitochondrial function and morphology.
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