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ReviewNeurobiology of disease2016

Mitochondrial dysfunction associated with glucocerebrosidase deficiency.

Matthew E Gegg, Anthony H V Schapira

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Review in Neurobiology of disease, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
61citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Neuroimaging in Glucocerebrosidase-Associated Parkinsonism: A Systematic Review.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2022
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  4. Commentary: Pesticides andJournal of Parkinson's disease · 2026
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  8. A Common PD-RiskbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  19. Gaucher disease - more than just a rare lipid storage disease.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2022
    Review
  20. Defects of Nutrient Signaling and Autophagy in Neurodegeneration.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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1 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew E GeggDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London NW3 2PF, UK.
Anthony H V SchapiraDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London NW3 2PF, UK. Electronic address: a.schapira@ucl.ac.uk.
University College London · GB

Funding

Autism Speaks AS2012Medical Research Council MR/M006646/1Wellcome Trust WT089698
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lysosomal hydrolase glucocerebrosidase (GCase) is encoded for by the GBA gene. Homozygous GBA mutations cause Gaucher disease (GD), a lysosomal storage disorder. Furthermore, homozygous and heterozygous GBA mutations are numerically the greatest genetic risk factor for developing Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. The loss of GCase activity results in impairment of the autophagy-lysosome pathway (ALP), which is required for the degradation of macromolecules and damaged organelles. Aberrant protein handling of α-synuclein by the ALP occurs in both GD and PD. α-synuclein is the principle component of Lewy bodies, a defining hallmark of PD. Mitochondrial dysfunction is also observed in both GD and PD. In this review we will describe how mitochondria are affected following loss of GCase activity. The pathogenic mechanisms leading to mitochondria dysfunction will also be discussed, focusing on the likely inhibition of the degradation of mitochondria by the ALP, also termed mitophagy. Other pathogenic cellular processes associated with GBA mutations that might contribute, such as the unfolding of GCase in the endoplasmic reticulum, calcium dysregulation and neuroinflammation will also be described. Impairment of the ALP and mitochondria dysfunction are common pathogenic themes between GD and PD and probably explain why GBA mutations increase the risk of developing PD that is very similar to sporadic forms of the disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsGaucher DiseaseHumansMitochondriaAutophagyGaucher diseaseGlucocerebrosidaseLysosomeMitochondriamitophagyParkinson's disease

Identifiers

PMID26388395
PMCPMC4838669
OpenAlexW1799409770

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