Global gene profiling of rotenone-induced neuronal death

ABSTRACT: Rotenone is a naturally occurring toxic substance from the Leguminosa plant and belongs to the group of compounds known as rotenoids (Bové et al., 2005). It is commercially used as a pesticide and is epidemiologically linked to PD. Being lipophilic, rotenone can diffuse across biological membranes in the body and gain entry to all the organs and cells (Bové et al., 2005). Rotenone can bind to complex I of the electron transport chain (ETC) and inhibit the enzymatic activity of the NADH-ubiquinone reductase (Schuler and Casida, 2001). This interferes with the oxidation phosphorylation process, and eventually causes cell damage via oxidative stress. Rotenone may also cause the depolymerisation of microtubules into tubulin monomers (Marshall and Himes, 1978). Accumulation of tubulin monomer

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Minghui Jessica Chen 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-22997 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress