This protein protects against -synuclein and Mn2+ toxicity in a yeast model of -synuclein toxicity (Gitler et al., 2009). Excess levels of either calcium or alpha-synuclein . Schapira A. H. V., Olanow C. W., Greenamyre J. T. and Bezard E. (2014). It is of critical importance to neurons, which have developed extensive and intricate pathways to couple the Ca(2+) signal to their biochemical machinery. Second, calpains can cleave p35 (CDK5R1). HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help PD-related environmental toxins (such as paraquat, MPTP and rotenone) lead to inhibition of MCU and Complex I, and to a concomitant increase in ROS and cytosolic Ca2+. Ca2+ binding to STX1B is necessary for the oligomerization of this protein and for the proper regulation of vesicle docking from the readily releasable pool at the synapse, although the underlying mechanism for this binding remains unknown (Table1, Fig. ATP13A2 is a P5-type ATPase cation Mn2+ transporter that localizes to lysosomal membranes (Fig. Cal T., Ottolini D., Negro A. and Brini M. (2012b). The plasma membrane-associated GTPase Rin interacts with the dopamine transporter and is required for protein kinase C-regulated dopamine transporter trafficking, An algorithm for modularization of MAPK and calcium signaling pathways: comparative analysis among different species. VDAC coupled with MCU mediates Ca2+ flow between the ER and mitochondria through its physical interaction with the IP3R via the Grp75 chaperone. The Sac1 domain of SYNJ1 identified mutated in a family with early-onset progressive Parkinsonism with generalized seizures. In support of the role of PERK in the pathology of PD, phosphorylated PERK is found in SNc DA neurons from deceased PD patients, as well as in Lewy bodies (Hoozemans et al., 2007). Although the presynaptic role of CaMKII in PD is not fully understood, it has a role in both the initiation and prevention of dopamine release (Hoover et al., 2014; Michael et al., 2006; Wang, 2008). Ramirez A., Heimbach A., Grndemann J., Stiller B., Hampshire D., Cid L. P., Goebel I., Mubaidin A. F., Wriekat A.-L., Roeper J. et al. This is particularly relevant in the context of PD given that the malfunctioning of ER, mitochondria and, recently, lysosomes has been implicated in its etiology (Kilpatrick et al., 2016; Lloyd-Evans et al., 2008). In fact, many of these regions correspond to the non-motor symptoms that often precede the motor symptoms of PD, such as apathy, pain, sexual difficulties, constipation and sleep disorders, among others (Braak et al., 2004; Chaudhuri et al., 2006; Lees et al., 2009). Guzman J. N., Sanchez-Padilla J., Wokosin D., Kondapalli J., Ilijic E., Schumacker P. T. and Surmeier D. J. Identification of novel proteins associated with both alpha-synuclein and DJ-1. In MPTP-treated animals and in -synuclein cell model systems, the activation of calpain leads to p35 being cleaved into its pathological form, p25, which results in the mislocalization and hyperactivation of Cdk5, and in DA neuronal loss in the mouse SNc (Czapski et al., 2013; Smith et al., 2006). Bedford C., Sears C., Perez-Carrion M., Piccoli G. and Condliffe S. B. Luzio J. P., Bright N. A. and Pryor P. R. (2007). It occurs when specific nerve cells in the brain become damaged or die. Another essential transducer of Ca2+ signaling is the highly conserved Ca2+-CaM-dependent serine/threonine phosphatase calcineurin. (2003). Flunarizine and cinnarizine-induced parkinsonism: a historical and clinical analysis. Augustine G. J., Santamaria F. and Tanaka K. (2003). (2002). These neurons are autonomous pacemakers that have large cytosolic Ca²⁺ oscillations that have been linked to basal mitochondrial oxidant stress and Experts say the benefits are apparent in both the early and later . Shen X., Valencia C. A., Szostak J., Dong B. and Liu R. (2005). Striessnig J., Koschak A., Sinnegger-Brauns M. J., Hetzenauer A., Nguyen N. K., Busquet P., Pelster G. and Singewald N. (2006). A. (2011). Kilpatrick B. S., Magalhaes J., Beavan M. S., McNeill A., Gegg M. E., Cleeter M. W. J., Bloor-Young D., Churchill G. C., Duchen M. R., Schapira A. H. et al. Damier P., Hirsch E. C., Agid Y. and Graybiel A. M. (1999). The complete inhibition of calcineurin with high doses of FK506 or deletion of the calcineurin gene eliminates its ability to dephosphorylate any target proteins, which also leads to cell death (Caraveo et al., 2014). Van Maele-Fabry G., Hoet P., Vilain F. and Lison D. (2012). Rozkalne A., Hyman B. T. and Spires-Jones T. L. (2011). A total of 28 idiopathic PD patients were subjected to motor symptoms evaluation using the modified Hoehn-Yahr . (2013). Syntaxin 6 (STX6) inhibits TRPV channel glycosylation to allow their activation (Table1). Although the role of STX6 in DA neurons is not known, the STX6 rs1411478 variant is associated with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurodegenerative disease that shares some characteristics with PD (Hglinger et al., 2011). (2003). Large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies six new risk loci for Parkinson's disease. (2014). open access The most distinguishing feature of neurons is their capacity for regenerative electrical activity. L-type calcium channel blockers and Parkinson disease in Denmark. CaMKII also phosphorylates several microtubule-associated proteins, such as Tau, leading to defects in cytoskeleton dynamics and intracellular trafficking (Table1, Fig. A total of 64 adult male Spraque-Dawley rats were divided Inhibition of calpain prevents manganese-induced cell injury and alpha-synuclein oligomerization in organotypic brain slice cultures. Cav1.2 channels are expressed throughout the brain and play important roles in regulating neurotransmitter release, predominantly at presynaptic terminals (Berger and Bartsch, 2014; Striessnig et al., 2006). Yuan H.-H., Chen R.-J., Zhu Y.-H., Peng C.-L. and Zhu X.-R. (2013). Ca2+ binding causes a large conformation change in CaM that exposes a hydrophobic surface capable of binding a diverse array of proteins (Table1) (Gifford et al., 2007; Grabarek, 2011; Kawasaki et al., 1998; Lewit-Bentley and Rty, 2000). Wu H.-E., Baumgardt S. L., Fang J., Paterson M., Liu Y., Du J., Shi Y., Qiao S., Bosnjak Z. J., Warltier D. C. et al. Cal T., Ottolini D., Negro A. and Brini M. (2013). Calcium, bioenergetics, and neuronal vulnerability in Parkinson's disease. This group includes dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation and multiple system atrophy (MSA) (Mart et al., 2003; Teive et al., 2004). Hyperphosphorylation of Tau driven by CaMKII activation interferes with proper microtubule (MT) axonal transport. 1) (Lee et al., 1996; Navaroli et al., 2011; Pankratz et al., 2012; Shi et al., 2005; Zhou et al., 2011); and DnaJ heat shock protein family member C13 (DNAJC13), which is involved in endocytosis and membrane trafficking through early endosomes (Table1, Fig. (2013). Insulin secretion and Ca2+ dynamics in beta-cells are regulated by PERK (EIF2AK3) in concert with calcineurin. Cal T., Ottolini D. and Brini M. (2012a). The inhibition of calcineurin by FK506 reportedly restores memory, alters behavior and increases survival in mouse models of AD (Dineley et al., 2007; Mukherjee et al., 2010; Reese et al., 2008). Even for iPSC-derived neurons, the time it takes in cell culture for any meaningful phenotype to appear can be up to a year. Lysosomal impairment in Parkinson's disease. Jensen M. B., Bhatia V. K., Jao C. C., Rasmussen J. E., Pedersen S. L., Jensen K. J., Langen R. and Stamou D. (2011). Kayala K. M. N., Dickinson G. D., Minassian A., Walls K. C., Green K. N. and LaFerla F. M. (2012). Individuals carrying a subset of these GBA mutations are 20 times more susceptible to developing PD (Beavan and Schapira, 2013; Dehay et al., 2013; Sidransky et al., 2009). These brain cells produce dopamine. Multicenter analysis of glucocerebrosidase mutations in Parkinson's disease. The pathological overlap between different synucleinopathies suggests that these diseases might belong on a spectrum of the same disorder. The organisation and functions of local Ca(2+) signals, Mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. (2016). Carp muscle calcium-binding protein. Teive H. A. G., Troiano A. R., Germiniani F. M. B. and Werneck L. C. (2004). In multicellular organisms, it plays fundamental roles during fertilization, development and adulthood. Calcineurin interacts with PERK and dephosphorylates calnexin to relieve ER stress in mammals and frogs. Polymeropoulos M. H., Lavedan C., Leroy E., Ide S. E., Dehejia A., Dutra A., Pike B., Root H., Rubenstein J., Boyer R. et al. PERK regulates Gq protein-coupled intracellular Ca2+ dynamics in primary cortical neurons, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, http://dmm.biologists.org/collection/neurodegenerative-disorders. In addition to NFAT and TORC2, there are other calcineurin substrates implicated in PD. (2007). 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Brain ischemia and reperfusion: molecular mechanisms of neuronal injury, Coupled oscillator model of the dopaminergic neuron of the substantia nigra. (Table1). Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder with evolving layers of complexity. In PD, Lewy bodies are detected primarily in dopaminergic (DA) neurons in a brain region called the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). Ko J., Humbert S., Bronson R. T., Takahashi S., Kulkarni A. Samantaray S., Ray S. K. and Banik N. L. (2008). Authors P J Garca-Ruiz 1 , F Javier Jimnez-Jimnez , J Garca de Ybenes Affiliation 1 Department of Neurology, Fundacin Jimnez Diaz, Madrid, Spain. PLA2G6 is a Ca2+-dependent phospholipase A2 that is associated with the plasma membrane (Table1, Fig. The Ca2+/Mn2+ ion-pump PMR1 links elevation of cytosolic Ca(2+) levels to alpha-synuclein toxicity in Parkinson's disease models. Mishima T., Fujiwara T., Sanada M., Kofuji T., Kanai-Azuma M. and Akagawa K. (2014). (2003). the contents by NLM or the National Institutes of Health. Johenning F. W., Wenk M. R., Uhln P., Degray B., Lee E., De Camilli P. and Ehrlich B. E. (2004). Bruzzone S., Kunerth S., Zocchi E., De Flora A. and Guse A. H. (2003). Hypoperfusion in the supplementary motor area, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and insular cortex in Parkinson's disease. Puopolo M., Raviola E. and Bean B. P. (2007). Rizzuto R., Marchi S., Bonora M., Aguiari P., Bononi A., De Stefani D., Giorgi C., Leo S., Rimessi A., Siviero R. et al. Increased neuronal activity fragments the Golgi complex, Structure and function of gamma-secretase. The control of brain mitochondrial energization by cytosolic calcium: the mitochondrial gas pedal. Arispe N., Pollard H. B. and Rojas E. (1993). EIF2AK3, also known as protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), couples ER stress to translation inhibition during protein misfolding (Table1, Fig. Kilpatrick B. S., Eden E. R., Schapira A. H., Futter C. E. and Patel S. (2013). Meador W. E., Means A. R. and Quiocho F. A. Although the Goldilocks property of calcineurin has been demonstrated on just a handful of substrates, many other targets are likely to be involved with -synuclein toxicity that remain to be discovered. We investigated the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) associated with calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and beta-blockers in a population-based case-control study of 206 men and women between ages 35 . Hoover C. M., Edwards S. L., Yu S.-C., Kittelmann M., Richmond J. E., Eimer S., Yorks R. M. and Miller K. G. (2014). (2013). Diepenbroek M., Casadei N., Esmer H., Saido T. C., Takano J., Kahle P. J., Nixon R. A., Rao M. V., Melki R., Pieri L. et al. The role of calcium and other ions in sorting and delivery in the late endocytic pathway. (2016). (2011). Its causes are poorly understood and there is no proven therapeutic strategy for slowing disease progression. 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The authors declare no competing or financial interests. p35 and p39 are essential for cyclin-dependent kinase 5 function during neurodevelopment. One such pathological condition is manifested in Parkinson's disease, the second most common neurological disorder in humans, which is characterized by the aggregation of the protein, -synuclein. The intellectual disability protein RAB39B selectively regulates GluA2 trafficking to determine synaptic AMPAR composition. Magnesium (Mg) is essential for cell functions such as transport of calcium and potassium ions, and modulates signal transduction, energy metabolism, and cell proliferation. Whether the deregulation of intracellular, store-derived Ca2+ plays a role in PD pathogenesis remains to be determined. Bollo M., Paredes R. M., Holstein D., Zheleznova N., Camacho P. and Lechleiter J. D. (2010). (1993). Rendn W. O., Martnez-Alonso E., Toms M., Martnez-Martnez N. and Martnez-Menrguez J. Luzio J. P., Rous B. The role of autophagy in Parkinson's disease. Surmeier D. J. and Schumacker P. T. (2013). The international team, led by the University of Cambridge, found that calcium can mediate the interaction between small membranous structures inside nerve endings, which are important for neuronal signalling in the brain, and alpha-synuclein, the protein associated with Parkinson's disease. Most of the organelles affected in PD are major Ca2+ reservoirs. While the contribution of Cav1.3 channels to PD is undeniable, it is important to point out that Isradipine has, in fact, a higher affinity for Cav1.2 channels (Koschak et al., 2001; Lipscombe et al., 2004; Olson et al., 2005; Xu and Lipscombe, 2001). Nuscher B., Kamp F., Mehnert T., Odoy S., Haass C., Kahle P. J. and Beyer K. (2004). Activation of the unfolded protein response in Parkinson's disease. Taghibiglou C., Martin H. G. S., Lai T. W., Cho T., Prasad S., Kojic L., Lu J., Liu Y., Lo E., Zhang S. et al. (2013). Crocker S. J., Smith P. D., Jackson-Lewis V., Lamba W. R., Hayley S. P., Grimm E., Callaghan S. M., Slack R. S., Melloni E., Przedborski S. et al. Hippocampal neurons predisposed to neurofibrillary tangle formation are enriched in type II calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. 1) (Mercado et al., 2015). CaMKII also phosphorylates TH, the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of catecholamines, such as dopamine, noradrenaline and adrenaline, and increases dopamine synthesis (Fitzpatrick, 1999; Albert et al., 1984; Lehmann et al., 2006). Interestingly, two related Ca2+ channels, TRPV5 and TRPV6, can increase Ca2+ influx into the cytoplasm when glycosylated in Xenopus laevis oocytes (Jiang et al., 2008). ER-derived Ca2+ plays crucial roles in cell signaling and also serves as a protein quality control system in the ER lumen. Zhu S., McGrath B. C., Bai Y., Tang X. and Cavener D. R. (2016). In this Review, we discuss the current evidence that implicates defective Ca2+ homeostasis in the pathogenesis of PD. Calbindins, which include calbindin-D28k (encoded by CALB1) and calbindin-D9k (encoded by S100G), are vitamin D-dependent Ca2+-binding proteins. GM1 is also neuroprotective in rodent models of PD (Figs1 and and2)2) (Schneider, 1998). A., Veivers D., Heimbach A., Stiller B., Kubisch C., Fung V. S., Krainc D., Mackay-Sim A. et al. Xu B., Liu W., Deng Y., Yang T. Y., Feng S. and Xu Z. F. (2015). Extracellular alpha-synuclein induces calpain-dependent overactivation of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 in vitro. Simuni T., Kieburtz K., Tilley B. J., Elm J., Ravina B., Babcock D., Emborg M., Hauser R., Kamp C., Morgan J. C. et al. FOIA Baimbridge K. G., Celio M. R. and Rogers J. H. (1992). Calcium signaling: a tale for all seasons. Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) associated with Lewy bodies in diffuse Lewy body disease. B., Li E. and Tsai L. H. (2001). Follett J., Darlow B., Wong M. B., Goodwin J. and Pountney D. L. (2013). Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common, multifactorial, progressive neurodegenerative disorder in humans after Alzheimer's disease, affecting 6.3 million people worldwide (Marras and Tanner, 2004). What causes PD? A double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ as a disease-modifying therapy in Parkinson's disease. Over the past 10years, an explosion of research has identified over 30 genetic loci and genes responsible for PD, and the list is still growing (Table1) (Chen et al., 2013; Ghanbari et al., 2016; Hglinger et al., 2011; Kumar et al., 2011; Lin and Farrer, 2014; Martin et al., 2011; Nalls et al., 2014; Shulman et al., 2011; Wissemann et al., 2013). Moreover, bioinformatic analysis has revealed two single SNPs in the gene encoding the only endogenous inhibitor of calpain, the calpastatin gene (CAST), which might predispose Caucasian individuals with European ancestry to idiopathic PD (Allen and Satten, 2009, 2010; Dauer and Przedborski, 2003). . Gudala K, Kanukula R, Bansal D. Reduced Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Users of Calcium Channel Blockers: A Meta-Analysis. 1. Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder characterized by an increased number (over 40) of glutamine amino acids at the N-terminus of the huntingtin protein (Htt), which affect the medium spiny neurons. (2014). Pathak T., Agrawal T., Richhariya S., Sadaf S. and Hasan G. (2015). Mitochondrial localization of the Parkinson's disease related protein DJ-1: implications for pathogenesis. Zhang L., Shimoji M., Thomas B., Moore D. J., Yu S. W., Marupudi N. I., Torp R., Torgner I. The p35 activates Cdc5, a cyclin-dependent kinase that has a key role in neuronal development (Ko et al., 2001; Ohshima et al., 1996), axonal transport (Julien and Mushynski, 1998), synaptic activity (Rosales et al., 2000) and dopamine signaling (Chergui et al., 2004; Nishi et al., 2002). Mutation in the alpha-synuclein gene identified in families with Parkinson's disease. L-type (also known as Cav1 family) voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, Cav1.2 and Cav1.3, have been implicated in PD (Cal et al., 2014; Hurley and Dexter, 2012; Ortner and Striessnig, 2016; Schapira, 2013; Surmeier et al., 2016; Zamponi, 2016). Rin, a neuron-specific and calmodulin-binding small G-protein, and Rit define a novel subfamily of ras proteins. (2008). Chen Y. P., Song W., Huang R., Chen K., Zhao B., Li J., Yang Y. and Shang H.-F. (2013). Nishi A., Bibb J. Two of these function in endosomal compartments: the vacuolar protein sorting 35 (VPS35), which is important for vesicular transport from the endosomes to the Golgi, and the vacuolar protein sorting 13 (VPS13C), which is important for vesicular transport from the Golgi to the endosomes. Objective/Rationale: Parkinson's disease is associated with changes in the electrical activity of nerve cells in the basal ganglia and thalamus, including the emergence of abnormal burst discharges, due in part to dysfunction of a specific type of ion channel on nerve cell membranes, called T-type calcium channel. This suggests that Ca2+ could be a key player in coordinating complex organelle networks to ultimately achieve metabolic interactions, intracellular signaling, cellular maintenance and regulation of cell survival. (2007). Regardless, the high energy levels required to maintain Ca2+ homeostasis can explain why mitochondrial abnormalities could result in defective Ca2+ handling, as observed in PD. PINK1-associated Parkinson's disease is caused by neuronal vulnerability to calcium-induced cell death. 1). CCB-induced parkinsonism (CCBIP) usually improves spontaneously after discontinuation of the offending drug, but many patients exhibit persistent symptoms. (2011). (2016). Another interesting Ca2+-dependent group of enzymes implicated in PD are calpains. Cooper A. (2013). Rin GTPase couples nerve growth factor signaling to p38 and b-Raf/ERK pathways to promote neuronal differentiation. Koschak A., Reimer D., Huber I., Grabner M., Glossmann H., Engel J. and Striessnig J. Defects in Ca2+ homeostasis might also play a causal role in neurodegenerative disorders other than Parkinson's disease, such as Alzheimers disease (AD). Hsp70 molecular chaperone facilitates endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in yeast. PD poses a major health care challenge worldwide, disabling millions. (2003). Calcium entry induces mitochondrial oxidant stress in vagal neurons at risk in Parkinson's disease, Environmental toxins and Parkinson's disease. The RIT2 and STX1B polymorphisms are associated with Parkinson's disease. Another connection between the Golgi and PD comes from the discovery that the yeast Ca2+/Mn2+ pump, PMR1 (homologous to the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase 1 in mammalian cells), is a modifier of cytosolic Ca2+ and -synuclein toxicity in yeast (Bttner et al., 2013; Cooper et al., 2006). A. T., Honigmann A., Jahn R. and van den Bogaart G. (2016). Lees A. J., Hardy J. and Revesz T. (2009). In addition, another substrate of calcineurin, calnexin (CNX, an ER-resident chaperone), when dephosphorylated, releases the block caused by SERCA pumps and restores Ca2+ homeostasis in the ER (Bollo et al., 2010; Wang et al., 2013b). Clinical overview of the synucleinopathies. Mitochondria export Ca2+ via the H+/Ca2+ exchanger (mHCX) and the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (mNCX), which are located on the inner mitochondrial membrane. National Library of Medicine Its causes are poorly understood and there is no proven therapeutic strategy for slowing disease progression. Fujibayashi A., Taguchi T., Misaki R., Ohtani M., Dohmae N., Takio K., Yamada M., Gu J., Yamakami M., Fukuda M. et al. Parvalbumin (PA) is another Ca2+-binding protein that is selectively expressed in a class of GABAergic interneurons of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (Benes and Berretta, 2001; Kretsinger and Nockolds, 1973), a region also affected in PD patients (Kikuchi et al., 2001). (2016). Although this is a part of the normal physiological response to stress, a chronic ER system overload which is observed in PD can lead to cell death due to severe problems in cytosolic Ca2+ homeostasis, in protein biosynthesis, in Ca2+-mediated signaling pathways and in other organelle functions that are highly dependent on ER contacts (as discussed later in this review). Autosomal recessive mutations in PLA2G6 lead to early-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (Tomiyama et al., 2011). Genetic variants in MicroRNAs and their binding sites are associated with the risk of Parkinson disease. Gosavi N., Lee H.-J., Lee J. S., Patel S. and Lee S.-J. This Review discusses current evidence that implicates Ca2+ in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Fluegge D., Moeller L. M., Cichy A., Gorin M., Weth A., Veitinger S., Cainarca S., Lohmer S., Corazza S., Neuhaus E. M. et al. Rejuvenation protects neurons in mouse models of Parkinson's disease. Moreover, GWA studies have revealed that the -synuclein gene (SNCA) is a major risk factor that is linked to sporadic PD (Simn-Snchez et al., 2009). In these experiments, Isradipine confers strong protection in SNc DA neurons, indicating that Ca2+ flux through L-type channels is an important contributor to neuronal cell death. Mitochondria can temporally and spatially regulate cytosolic Ca2+ concentrations in distinct locations in a neuron. Kumar K. R., Djarmati-Westenberger A. and Grnewald A. Peptide TFP5/TP5 derived from Cdk5 activator P35 provides neuroprotection in the MPTP model of Parkinson's disease. Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson's disease. Excessive levels of calcium in the brain may trigger the formation of toxic protein clumps that typify Parkinson's disease. alpha-Synuclein is localized to mitochondria-associated ER membranes. Snow B. J., Rolfe F. L., Lockhart M. M., Frampton C. M., O'Sullivan J. D., Fung V., Smith R. A. J., Murphy M. P. and Taylor K. M. (2010). Sugar 0 g Protein 0 g 0% *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Meador W. E., Means A. R. and Quiocho F. A. Meta-analysis of Parkinson's disease: identification of a novel locus, RIT2, Ca2+ microdomains near plasma membrane Ca2+ channels: impact on cell function. Mehta Z. The specific loss of midbrain dopamine neurons (mDANs) causes major motor dysfunction in Parkinson's disease, which makes cell replacement a promising therapeutic approach 1,2,3,4.However, poor . See related articles in this collection at http://dmm.biologists.org/collection/neurodegenerative-disorders. Model organisms can provide an excellent means to understand the mechanisms of Ca2+ deregulation in PD and could also shed light on how organelle networks operate to achieve cellular plasticity by using Ca2+ as a messenger, ultimately leading to novel therapeutic alternatives for combating PD. Fragmentation of Golgi apparatus of nigral neurons with alpha-synuclein-positive inclusions in patients with Parkinson's disease.

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