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Golgi Fragmentation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Is There a Common Cause?
Narcisa Martínez-martínezJosé A. Martínez-menárguezEmma Martínez-alonsoMónica Tomássubject
intracellular transportProgrammed cell deathGolgi ApparatusReviewProtein aggregationBiologyProtein Aggregation Pathologicalsymbols.namesakeMicemedicineAnimalsHumansAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisFragmentation (cell biology)Cytoskeletonlcsh:QH301-705.5NeuronscytoskeletonNeurodegenerative DiseasesGeneral MedicineGolgi apparatusmedicine.diseaseprotein aggregatesGolgi complexlcsh:Biology (General)ApoptosissymbolsNeuroscienceIntracellulardescription
In most mammalian cells, the Golgi complex forms a continuous ribbon. In neurodegenerative diseases, the Golgi ribbon of a specific group of neurons is typically broken into isolated elements, a very early event which happens before clinical and other pathological symptoms become evident. It is not known whether this phenomenon is caused by mechanisms associated with cell death or if, conversely, it triggers apoptosis. When the phenomenon was studied in diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, it was attributed to a variety of causes, including the presence of cytoplasmatic protein aggregates, malfunctioning of intracellular traffic and/or alterations in the cytoskeleton. In the present review, we summarize the current findings related to these and other neurodegenerative diseases and try to search for clues on putative common causes.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | Cells |