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Aron, L.* ; Klein, P.* ; Pham, T.T. ; Kramer, E.R.* ; Wurst, W. ; Klein, R.*

Pro-survival role for Parkinson's associated gene DJ-1 revealed in trophically impaired dopaminergic neurons.

PLoS Biol. 8:e1000349 (2010)

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The mechanisms underlying the selective death of substantia nigra (SN) neurons in Parkinson disease (PD) remain elusive. While inactivation of DJ-1, an oxidative stress suppressor, causes PD, animal models lacking DJ-1 show no overt dopaminergic (DA) neuron degeneration in the SN. Here, we show that aging mice lacking DJ-1 and the GDNF-receptor Ret in the DA system display an accelerated loss of SN cell bodies, but not axons, compared to mice that only lack Ret signaling. The survival requirement for DJ-1 is specific for the GIRK2-positive subpopulation in the SN which projects exclusively to the striatum and is more vulnerable in PD. Using Drosophila genetics, we show that constitutively active Ret and associated Ras/ERK, but not PI3K/Akt, signaling components interact genetically with DJ-1. Double loss-of-function experiments indicate that DJ-1 interacts with ERK signaling to control eye and wing development. Our study uncovers a conserved interaction between DJ-1 and Ret-mediated signaling and a novel cell survival role for DJ-1 in the mouse. A better understanding of the molecular connections between trophic signaling, cellular stress and aging could uncover new targets for drug development in PD.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Tumor-suppressor PTEN; Oxidative stress; Drosophila DJ-1; Cell-death; DJ-1-deficient mice; Tyrosine kinase; In-vivo; Disease; Midbrain; Mouse

ISSN (print) / ISBN 1544-9173

e-ISSN 1545-7885

Journal PLoS Biology

Quellenangaben Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Article Number: e1000349

Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Publishing Place San Francisco

Non-patent literature Publications

Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Institute of Developmental Genetics (IDG)