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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-1
pubmed:abstractText
Accumulating evidence indicates that dysfunction of mitochondria is a common feature of Parkinson disease. Functional loss of a familial Parkinson disease-linked gene, BRPK/PINK1 (PINK1), results in deterioration of mitochondrial functions and eventual neuronal cell death. A mitochondrial chaperone protein has been shown to be a substrate of PINK1 kinase activity. In this study, we demonstrated that PINK1 has another action point in the cytoplasm. Phosphorylation of Akt at Ser-473 was enhanced by overexpression of PINK1, and the Akt activation was crucial for protection of SH-SY5Y cells from various cytotoxic agents, including oxidative stress. Enhanced Akt phosphorylation was not due to activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase but due to activation of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2) by PINK1. Rictor, a specific component of mTORC2, was phosphorylated by overexpression of PINK1. Furthermore, overexpression of PINK1 enhanced cell motility. These results indicate that PINK1 exerts its cytoprotective function not only in mitochondria but also in the cytoplasm through activation of mTORC2.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1083-351X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
286
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7182-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Cytosol, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Neuroblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Parkinson Disease, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:21177249-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
A new cytosolic pathway from a Parkinson disease-associated kinase, BRPK/PINK1: activation of AKT via mTORC2.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't