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Research on mysterious gene may lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease More than 20 years after the discovery of the parkin gene linked to young-onset Parkinson s disease, researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa may have finally figured out how this mysterious gene protects the brain. Using human and mouse brain samples and engineered cells, they found that the parkin protein works in two ways. First, it acts like a powerful antioxidant that disarms potentially harmful oxidants in the brain, including dopamine radicals. Related Stories Second, as the brain ages and dopamine radicals continue to build up, parkin sequesters these harmful molecules in a special storage site within vulnerable nerve cells, so they can continue to function normally throughout our lifespan.

Michael schlossmacherJulianna tomlinsonEmily hendersonUniversity of ottawaOttawa hospitalCo corresponding authorScientific project managerஜூலியானா டாம்லின்சன்எமிலி ஹென்டர்சன்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் ஆடவாஆடவா மருத்துவமனைஅறிவியல் ப்ராஜெக்ட் மேலாளர்