Basal mitophagy is widespread in Drosophila but minimally affected by loss of Pink1 or parkin
J. J. Lee, A. Sanchez-Martinez, A. Martinez Zarate, C. Beninca, U. Mayor, M. J. Clague, A. J. Whitworth
The paper investigates the role of PINK1 and parkin in basal mitophagy in Drosophila, finding no significant impact on basal mitophagy despite locomotor defects and dopaminergic neuron loss.
bioRxiv · Jan 12, 2018Cell Biology