Linking ubiquitin, parkin and synphilin-1

One neuronal characteristic of Parkinson disease is the presence of Lewy bodies–intracytoplasmic accumulations of protein. A new study draws a molecular link between the formation of these bodies, the ubiquitin protein degradation system, parkin and synphilin-1. (pages null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null 1144–1150 null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null...