What molecular mechanisms cause iPLA2β deficiency to specifically damage mitochondrial inner membranes?

neurodegeneration failed 2026-04-15 0 hypotheses 0 KG edges

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"The abstract shows that damaged mitochondrial inner membranes appear early in PLA2G6 KO mice, but the specific biochemical pathways linking phospholipase deficiency to selective inner membrane damage remain unexplained. Understanding this mechanism is critical for developing targeted therapies for PLAN and related neurodegenerative diseases. Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: Neuroaxonal dystrophy in PLA2G6 knockout mice. (2015, Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology, PMID:25950622)"

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