Why does PRKN-mediated mitophagy, typically protective, cause harmful mitochondrial depletion in tauopathy?

Why does PRKN-mediated mitophagy, typically protective, cause harmful mitochondrial depletion in tauopathy?

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The abstract reveals an unexpected contradiction where PRKN activation, normally considered neuroprotective through damaged mitochondria removal, actually depletes healthy mitochondria from synapses in tauopathy. This challenges the established view of mitophagy as purely beneficial and suggests context-dependent mechanisms that remain unexplained. Gap type: contradiction Source paper: Broad activation of the PRKN pathway triggers synaptic failure by disrupting synaptic mitochondrial supply in

Gap: gap-pubmed-20260411-082509-118fcb37

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