Maintenance of mitochondrial integrity in midbrain dopaminergic neurons governed by a conserved developmental transcription factor
Federico Miozzo, Eva P. Valencia-Alarcón, Luca Stickley, Michaëla Majcin Dorcikova, Francesco Petrelli, Damla Tas, Nicolas Loncle, Irina Nikonenko, Peter Bou Dib, Emi Nagoshi
This study identifies Fer2 as a conserved transcription factor that maintains mitochondrial integrity in midbrain dopaminergic neurons, protecting against neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease.
Nature Communications · Mar 17, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience