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Figure 5. Localization of mutant proteins of PD in the mitochondria in neurons affected by PD.
In PD neurons, mutant proteins of α-synuclein, parkin, PINK1, and DJ1 are associated with mitochondria and cause mitochondrial dysfunction. Complex I activity is inhibited in PD neurons.