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Mitochondria-Lysosome Contact Site Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease

Mechanism Info
NameMitochondria-Lysosome Contact Site Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease
SummaryMechanistic deep-dive: Mitochondria-lysosome membrane contact site (MCS) dysfunction as a convergent molecular hub integrating GBA, LRRK2, SNCA, VPS35, PINK1, and Parkin genetic risk factors in PD pathogenesis.
Key Genes/ProteinsPARKIN, KIF5A, TRAK1, TRAK2, DNA, OPTN
Related Diseasesapoptosis
Related Pathwaysphosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis
Linked Hypotheses37 hypotheses

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Related Hypotheses (30)

Lysosomal Calcium Channel Modulation Therapy
Score: 0.49
Smartphone-Detected Motor Variability Correction
Score: 0.56
Mitochondrial-Lysosomal Contact Site Engineering
Score: 0.43
Microbial Metabolite-Mediated α-Synuclein Disaggregation
Score: 0.45
Transcriptional Autophagy-Lysosome Coupling
Score: 0.66

Related Analyses (30)

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Related Experiments (30)

Cytochrome Therapeutics
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.40
AAV Serotype Comparison for LRRK2 Knockdown in PD Gene Thera
validation · proposed · Score: 0.40
AAV-LRRK2 IND-Enabling Study Design
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.40
AAV Serotype Comparison for LRRK2 Knockdown in PD
validation · proposed · Score: 0.40
Alpha-Synuclein SAA Kinetics Study — Biological Staging Back
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.40

See Also (6)

Aducanumab (Aduhelm)
therapeutic · KG edge: activates
Aging vs Neurodegeneration: Mechanistic Comparison Matr
mechanism · KG edge: activates
ACTB Gene
gene · KG edge: activates
ACSL4 Gene - Acyl-CoA Synthetase Long Chain Family Memb
gene · KG edge: expressed_in
ABCD3 Gene
gene · KG edge: activates

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mitochondria regulates calcium
mitochondria regulates apoptosis
mitochondria produces DNA
mitochondria regulates autophagy
mitochondria interacts_with mitophagy
mitochondria mediates ATP production
mitochondria mediates calcium buffering
mitochondria co_discussed oligodendrocyte
mitochondria co_discussed myelin
mitochondria interacts_with endoplasmic reticulum