TY - JOUR
T1 - Altered manganese homeostasis
T2 - Implications for BLI-3-dependent dopaminergic neurodegeneration and SKN-1 protection in C. elegans
AU - Chakraborty, Sudipta
AU - Aschner, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
This review was supported in part by Grants from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ESR01-10563 , R01-07331 , ES T32-007028 and the Molecular Toxicology Center ES P30 000267 .
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - The role of environmental factors in the etiology of neurodegenerative disorders, such as in Parkinson's disease (PD), has become increasingly imperative for examination, as genetics can only partially account for most cases. The heavy metal manganese (Mn) falls into this category of environmental contributors, as it is both essential but also neurotoxic upon overexposure and produces Parkinsonian symptomatology. In order to understand its toxicity, this review focuses on the various aspects of improper Mn homeostasis and its consequences using the genetically amenable Caenorhabditis elegans model. Namely, the roles of Mn transporter homologs for the divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) will be discussed, as Mn homeostasis is initially governed by proper cellular transport. Mn dyshomeostasis can result in enhanced oxidative stress through synergistic actions of dopamine oxidation that is dependent on the C. elegans dual oxidase BLI-3. Finally, neuroprotection conferred by the antioxidant transcription factor Nrf2 (C. elegans SKN-1) may signify a potential therapeutic approach against Mn toxicity.
AB - The role of environmental factors in the etiology of neurodegenerative disorders, such as in Parkinson's disease (PD), has become increasingly imperative for examination, as genetics can only partially account for most cases. The heavy metal manganese (Mn) falls into this category of environmental contributors, as it is both essential but also neurotoxic upon overexposure and produces Parkinsonian symptomatology. In order to understand its toxicity, this review focuses on the various aspects of improper Mn homeostasis and its consequences using the genetically amenable Caenorhabditis elegans model. Namely, the roles of Mn transporter homologs for the divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) will be discussed, as Mn homeostasis is initially governed by proper cellular transport. Mn dyshomeostasis can result in enhanced oxidative stress through synergistic actions of dopamine oxidation that is dependent on the C. elegans dual oxidase BLI-3. Finally, neuroprotection conferred by the antioxidant transcription factor Nrf2 (C. elegans SKN-1) may signify a potential therapeutic approach against Mn toxicity.
KW - BLI-3
KW - DMT1/SMF
KW - Manganese
KW - Parkinson's disease
KW - SKN-1/Nrf2
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jtemb.2012.03.011
DO - 10.1016/j.jtemb.2012.03.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 22591558
AN - SCOPUS:84862538256
SN - 0946-672X
VL - 26
SP - 183
EP - 187
JO - Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology
JF - Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology
IS - 2-3
ER -