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. 2013 Jul 19;4:100. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2013.00100

Table 3.

Comparison of parkin recruitment in immortalized cells versus neurons.

Immortalized Cells (HeLa, Hek293T, SH-SY5Y, MEFs) Neurons (primary, IPS-derived)
Mean time of parkin recruitment upon ΔΨm depolarization (more than 30% cell with parkin on mitochondria) 30 min (50) 4 h (77); 6 h (79); 12 h (78); 24 h (76)
Dependence on PINK1 Yes Yes
Survival after long-term exposure to chemical uncouplers Yes N/A; use of apoptotic inhibitors (76)
Complete removal of mitochondria Yes N/A