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ReviewCellular and molecular neurobiology2021

The Role of VPS35 in the Pathobiology of Parkinson's Disease.

Jenny Sassone, Chiara Reale, Giovanna Dati, Maria Regoni, Maria Teresa Pellecchia, Barbara Garavaglia

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Review in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Autophagy-lysosomal pathway in neurodegeneration.Molecular neurodegeneration advances · 2026
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  7. Vacuolar protein sorting 35 regulates retinal neurovascular functionInternational journal of ophthalmology · 2026
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  9. Genetic Sketch of Parkinson's Disease in India.Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jenny SassoneDivision of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. sassone.jenny@hsr.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4854-1992
Chiara RealeMedical Genetics and Neurogenetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7493-758X
Giovanna DatiDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3717-5130
Maria RegoniDivision of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7162-7447
Maria Teresa PellecchiaDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6217-313X
Barbara GaravagliaMedical Genetics and Neurogenetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4323-9145
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITUniversity of Salerno · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vacuolar protein sorting 35 (VPS35) gene located on chromosome 16 has recently emerged as a cause of late-onset familial Parkinson's disease (PD) (PARK17). The gene encodes a 796-residue protein nearly ubiquitously expressed in human tissues. The protein localizes on endosomes where it assembles with other peripheral membrane proteins to form the retromer complex. How VPS35 mutations induce dopaminergic neuron degeneration in humans is still unclear. Because the retromer complex recycles the receptors that mediate the transport of hydrolase to lysosome, it has been suggested that VPS35 mutations lead to impaired lysosomal and autophagy function. Recent studies also demonstrated that VPS35 and the retromer complex influence mitochondrial homeostasis, suggesting that VPS35 mutations elicit mitochondrial dysfunction. More recent studies have identified a key role of VPS35 in neurotransmission, whilst others reported a functional interaction between VPS35 and other genes associated with familial PD, including α-SYNUCLEIN-PARKIN-LRRK2. Here, we review the biological role of VPS35 protein, the VPS35 mutations identified in human PD patients, and the potential molecular mechanism by which VPS35 mutations can induce progressive neurodegeneration in PD.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDopaminergic NeuronsGene Expression RegulationHumansParkinson DiseaseSynaptic TransmissionVesicular Transport ProteinsVesicular Transport ProteinsPARK17Parkinson’s diseaseRetromer complexVPS35

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PMID32323152
PMCPMC11448700
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