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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
Lewy bodies (LBs) are the characteristic inclusions of Parkinson's disease brain but the mechanism responsible for their formation is obscure. Lewy bodies (LBs) are composed of a number of proteins of which alpha-synuclein (alpha-SYN) is a major constituent. In this study, we have investigated the distribution patterns of synphilin-1 and parkin proteins in control and sporadic PD brain tissue by immunohistochemistry (IH), immunoblotting, and immunoelectron microscopy (IEM). We demonstrate the presence of synphilin-1 and parkin in the central core of a majority of LBs using IH and IEM. Using IH, we show an overlapping distribution profile of the two proteins in central neurons. Additionally, we show sensitivity of both endogenous synphilin-1 and parkin to proteolytic dysfunction and their co-localization in aggresomes formed in response to the proteasome inhibitor MG-132. We confirm that synphilin-1 and parkin are components of majority of LBs in Parkinson's disease and that both proteins are susceptible to proteasomal degradation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0969-9961
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
401-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Lewy Bodies, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Parkinson Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Peptide Hydrolases, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Substantia Nigra, pubmed-meshheading:15894486-Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Synphilin-1 and parkin show overlapping expression patterns in human brain and form aggresomes in response to proteasomal inhibition.
pubmed:affiliation
Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies, Royal Free and UCL Medical School, The Windeyer Building, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, UK. regtrib@ucl.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural