Exp Neurobiol.  2014 Dec;23(4):314-323. 10.5607/en.2014.23.4.314.

ATP13A2 and Alpha-synuclein: a Metal Taste in Autophagy

• Lopes da Fonseca T
• Outeiro TF

• KMID: 2165536
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5607/en.2014.23.4.314

Abstract

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a complex and multifactorial disorder of both idiopathic and genetic origin. Thus far, more than 20 genes have been linked to familial forms of PD. Two of these genes encode for ATP13A2 and alpha-synuclein (asyn), proteins that seem to be members of a common network in both physiological and disease conditions. Thus, two different hypotheses have emerged supporting a role of ATP13A2 and asyn in metal homeostasis or in autophagy. Interestingly, an appealing theory might combine these two cellular pathways. Here we review the novel findings in the interaction between these two proteins and debate the exciting roads still ahead.

Keyword

ATP13A2; alpha-synuclein; Parkinson's Disease; autophagy; metal homeostasis

MeSH Terms

alpha-Synuclein*
Autophagy*
Homeostasis
Parkinson Disease
alpha-Synuclein