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PINK1 cleavage at position A103 by the mitochondrial protease PARL

Deas, E; Plun-Favreau, H; Gandhi, S; Desmond, H; Kjaer, S; Loh, SHY; Renton, AEM; ... Wood, NW; + view all (2011) PINK1 cleavage at position A103 by the mitochondrial protease PARL. Human Molecular Genetics , 20 (5) pp. 867-879. 10.1093/hmg/ddq526. Green open access

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Abstract

Mutations in PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) cause early onset autosomal recessive Parkinson's disease (PD). PINK1 is a 63 kDa protein kinase, which exerts a neuroprotective function and is known to localize to mitochondria. Upon entry into the organelle, PINK1 is cleaved to produce a similar to 53 kDa protein (Delta N-PINK1). In this paper, we show that PINK1 is cleaved between amino acids Ala-103 and Phe-104 to generate Delta N-PINK1. We demonstrate that a reduced ability to cleave PINK1, and the consequent accumulation of full-length protein, results in mitochondrial abnormalities reminiscent of those observed in PINK1 knockout cells, including disruption of the mitochondrial network and a reduction in mitochondrial mass. Notably, we assessed three N-terminal PD-associated PINK1 mutations located close to the cleavage site and, while these do not prevent PINK1 cleavage, they alter the ratio of full-length to Delta N-PINK1 protein in cells, resulting in an altered mitochondrial phenotype. Finally, we show that PINK1 interacts with the mitochondrial protease presenilin-associated rhomboid-like protein (PARL) and that loss of PARL results in aberrant PINK1 cleavage in mammalian cells. These combined results suggest that PINK1 cleavage is important for basal mitochondrial health and that PARL cleaves PINK1 to produce the Delta N-PINK1 fragment.

Type: Article
Title: PINK1 cleavage at position A103 by the mitochondrial protease PARL
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq526
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddq526
Language: English
Additional information: © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: EARLY-ONSET PARKINSONISM, DISEASE, MUTATIONS, KINASE, LOCALIZATION, MORPHOLOGY, APOPTOSIS, CHAPERONES, STABILITY, MITOPHAGY
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Movement Neurosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/620834
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