PINK1

PTEN induced kinase 1

ENTREZID: 65018 | Type: NA | Map: 1p36.12

OMIM: 300335


Summary Entrez
This gene encodes a serine/threonine protein kinase that localizes to mitochondria. It is thought to protect cells from stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction. Mutations in this gene cause one form of autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson disease. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]