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Grzegorz A Czapski1, Magdalena Gąssowska, Anna Wilkaniec, Magdalena Cieślik, Agata Adamczyk.
Abstract
Extracellular alpha-synuclein (ASN) could be involved in the pathomechanism of Parkinson's disease (PD) via disturbances of calcium homeostasis, activation of nitric oxide synthase and oxidative/nitrosative stress. In this study we analyzed the role of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) in the molecular mechanism(s) of ASN toxicity. We found that exposure of PC12 cells to ASN increases Cdk5 activity via calpain-dependent p25 formation and by enhancement of Cdk5 phosphorylation at Tyr15. Cdk5 and calpain inhibitors prevented ASN-evoked cell death. Our findings, indicating the participation of Cdk5 in ASN toxicity, provide new insight into how extracellular ASN may trigger dopaminergic cell dysfunction in PD.Entities:
Keywords: Alpha-synuclein; Calpain; Cyclin-dependent kinase 5; Parkinson’s disease; Phosphorylation; p35
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23954626 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.07.053
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124