Marie Paradis, Nicole Kucharowski, Gabriela Edwards Faret, Santiago José Maya Palacios, Christian Meyer, Birgit Stümpges, Isabell Jamitzky, Julia Kalinowski, Christoph Thiele, Reinhard Bauer, Achim Paululat, Julia Sellin, Margret Helene Bülow
Dynamic contacts are formed between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria that enable the exchange of calcium and phospholipids. Disturbed contacts between ER and mitochondria impair mitochondrial dynamics and are a molecular hallmark of Parkinson's disease, which is also characterized by impaired complex I activity and dopaminergic neuron degeneration. Here, we analyzed the role of cysteine-rich with EGF-like domain (Creld), a poorly characterized risk gene for Parkinson's disease, in the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and function...
July 22, 2022: Science Advances