ArticleThe EMBO journal2026
A unified mechanism for mitochondrial damage sensing in PINK1-Parkin-mediated mitophagy.
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- Orchestrating the gut microbiota-mitochondrial-immune axis in gynecological diseases: mechanisms and dual-targeting therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Review
- Rethinking PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy in Parkinson's disease: functional continuity and activation-clearance uncoupling.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Review
- Targeting Mitochondria-Associated Endoplasmic Reticulum Membranes (MAMs): A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Diabetic Complications.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026Review
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- Synergistic Neurotoxicity of environmental Cadmium and Paraquat in Parkinsonism: Unveiling the Mito-ROS/OPA1/Caspase-3/GSDME-driven Apoptosis Axis.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
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- Insights into PINK1/Parkin function and dysfunction from Drosophila models.The Biochemical journal · 2025Review
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Abstract
Damaged mitochondria can be cleared from the cell by mitophagy, using a pathway formed by the recessive Parkinson's disease genes PINK1 and Parkin. Whether the pathway senses diverse forms of mitochondrial damage via a common mechanism, however, remains uncertain. Here, using a novel Parkin reporter in genome-wide screens, we identified that diverse forms of mitochondrial damage converge on loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) to activate PINK1. Loss of MMP, but not the presequence translocase-associated import motor (PAM), blocked progression of PINK1 import through the translocase of the inner membrane (TIM23), causing it to remain bound to the translocase of the outer membrane (TOM). Ablation of TIM23 was sufficient to arrest PINK1 within TOM, irrespective of MMP. Meanwhile, TOM (including subunit TOMM5) was required for PINK1 retention on the mitochondrial surface. The energy state outside of the mitochondria further modulated the pathway by controlling the rate of new PINK1 synthesis. Together, our findings point to a convergent mechanism of PINK1-Parkin activation by mitochondrial damage: loss of MMP stalls PINK1 import during its transfer from TOM to TIM23.
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