The role of PINK1–Parkin in mitochondrial quality control

DP Narendra, RJ Youle - Nature Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Mitophagy mediated by the recessive Parkinson's disease genes PINK1 and Parkin
responds to mitochondrial damage to preserve mitochondrial function. In the pathway …

Mitophagy curtails cytosolic mtDNA-dependent activation of cGAS/STING inflammation during aging

JI Jiménez-Loygorri, B Villarejo-Zori… - nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Macroautophagy decreases with age, and this change is considered a hallmark of the aging
process. It remains unknown whether mitophagy, the essential selective autophagic …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of Mitochondria-Derived Immune Activation by 'Antiviral'TRIM Proteins

S Oh, MA Mandell - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are key orchestrators of antiviral responses that serve as platforms for the
assembly and activation of innate immune-signaling complexes. In response to viral …

A STING–CASM–GABARAP pathway activates LRRK2 at lysosomes

A Bentley-DeSousa, A Roczniak-Ferguson… - Journal of Cell …, 2025 - rupress.org
Mutations that increase LRRK2 kinase activity have been linked to Parkinson's disease and
Crohn's disease. LRRK2 is also activated by lysosome damage. However, the endogenous …

TBK1 is ubiquitinated by TRIM5α to assemble mitophagy machinery

B Saha, H Olsvik, GL Williams, S Oh, G Evjen… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Ubiquitination of mitochondrial proteins provides a basis for the downstream recruitment of
mitophagy machinery, yet whether ubiquitination of the machinery itself contributes to …

PARKIN is not required to sustain OXPHOS function in adult mammalian tissues

R Filograna, J Gerlach, HN Choi, G Rigoni… - npj Parkinson's …, 2024 - nature.com
Loss-of-function variants in the PRKN gene encoding the ubiquitin E3 ligase PARKIN cause
autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson's disease (PD). Extensive in vitro and in vivo …

[HTML][HTML] From Brain to Muscle: The Role of Muscle Tissue in Neurodegenerative Disorders

E Duranti, C Villa - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and Parkinson's disease (PD), mainly impact the central …

Novel Insights into Parkin–Mediated Mitochondrial Dysfunction and “Mito-Inflammation” in α-Synuclein Toxicity. The Role of the cGAS–STING Signalling Pathway

M Gąssowska-Dobrowolska… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of age-related neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease
(PD) and related disorders continues to grow worldwide. Increasing evidence links …

cGLRs Join Their Cousins of Pattern Recognition Receptor Family to Regulate Immune Homeostasis

V Kumar, JH Stewart IV - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) recognize danger signals such as PAMPs/MAMPs and
DAMPs to initiate a protective immune response. TLRs, NLRs, CLRs, and RLRs are well …

[HTML][HTML] cGAS-like receptors drive a systemic STING-dependent host response in Drosophila

X Ai, H Deng, X Li, Z Wei, Y Chen, T Yin, J Zhang… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Summary cGAS-like receptor (cGLR)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) recently
emerged as an important pathway controlling viral infections in invertebrates. However, its …