title: Parkin affects mitochondrial function and apoptosis in neuronal and myogenic cells.
abstract: We investigated the effect of parkin on mitochondrial function and apoptosis in SH-SY5Y, L6, RD, and COS-1 cells. Wild-type parkin attenuated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in SH-SY5Y cells and mutant parkin enhanced ROS production in SH-SY5Y and L6 cells. Reactive oxygen intermediates, that were detected in mitochondria, were decreased in cells with overexpression of parkin. Parkin prevented apoptosis and enhanced mitochondrial membrane potentials in SH-SY5Y and L6 cells not in COS-1 cells. Expressions and enzymatic activities of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes were not uniformly enhanced but those of complex 1 were selectively enhanced. The present results suggest the cell-selective function of parkin, i.e., parkin possesses anti-apoptotic and anti-oxidant function in neuronal or myogenic cells but not in kidney cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Sciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School of Medicine, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsui
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunishige
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D019556:COS Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000502:physiology*; D024510:Muscle Development / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; C111567:parkin protein