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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-26
pubmed:abstractText
Gene expression profiling of human substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) from Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, was examined employing high density microarrays. We identified alterations in the expression of 137 genes, with 68 down regulated and 69 up regulated. The down regulated genes belong to signal transduction, protein degradation (e.g. ubiquitin-proteasome subunits), dopaminergic transmission/metabolism, ion transport, protein modification/phosphorylation and energy pathways/glycolysis functional classes. Up-regulated genes, clustered mainly in biological processes involving cell adhesion/cytoskeleton, extracellular matrix components, cell cycle, protein modification/phosphorylation, protein metabolism, transcription and inflammation/stress (e.g. key iron and oxygen sensor EGLN1). One major finding in the present study is the particular decreased expression of SKP1A, a member of the SCF (E3) ligase complex specifically in the substantia nigra (SN) of sporadic parkinsonian patients, which may lead to a wide impairment in the function of an entire repertoire of proteins subjected to regulatory ubiquitination. These findings reveal novel players in the neurodegenerative scenario and provide potential targets for the development of novel drug compounds.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0300-9564
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
111
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1543-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Cytoskeleton, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Heat-Shock Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Iron, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Multienzyme Complexes, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Parkinson Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Substantia Nigra, pubmed-meshheading:15455214-Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Gene expression profiling of parkinsonian substantia nigra pars compacta; alterations in ubiquitin-proteasome, heat shock protein, iron and oxidative stress regulated proteins, cell adhesion/cellular matrix and vesicle trafficking genes.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Clinical Neurochemistry and National Parkinson Foundation Centre of Excellence Laboratories, Clinic and Policlinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't