Figures & data
Figure 1 The miRNA biogenesis pathway.
Abbreviations: Ago, argonaute; GTP, guanosine triphosphate; miRISC, miRNA-induced silencing complex; miRNA, microRNA; pri-miRNA, primary miRNA; pre-miRNA, precursor miRNA; TRBP, trans-activation response element RNA binding protein.
![Figure 1 The miRNA biogenesis pathway.](/cms/asset/7a15490a-04f5-4472-8865-d98d858e2f39/dddt_a_48500_f0001_c.jpg)
Figure 2 Putative mechanisms of α-synuclein neurodegeneration in familial PD.
Abbreviations: PD, Parkinson’s disease; UCH-L1, ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1; UPP, ubiquitin proteasome pathway.
![Figure 2 Putative mechanisms of α-synuclein neurodegeneration in familial PD.](/cms/asset/afd55fdd-85ab-4b64-82e7-218716fa5407/dddt_a_48500_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 3 MicroRNA (miR-7 and miR-153) regulation of SNCA in PD.
Abbreviations: 3′-UTR, 3′ untranslated region; α-syn, α-synuclein; mRNA, messenger RNA; miRNA, microRNA; PD, Parkinson’s disease.
![Figure 3 MicroRNA (miR-7 and miR-153) regulation of SNCA in PD.](/cms/asset/93eee812-131c-439a-8dbf-48dc3c6dda27/dddt_a_48500_f0003_c.jpg)
Figure 4 LRRK2 regulates the microRNA (let-7 and miR-184*) network.
Abbreviation: LRRK2, leucine-rich repeat kinase 2.
![Figure 4 LRRK2 regulates the microRNA (let-7 and miR-184*) network.](/cms/asset/caa7247e-f188-4208-bec5-ae90825759c3/dddt_a_48500_f0004_b.jpg)
Figure 5 The role of PARK2 and PARK7 in the pathogenesis of PD.
Abbreviation: PD, Parkinson’s disease.
![Figure 5 The role of PARK2 and PARK7 in the pathogenesis of PD.](/cms/asset/5258366b-fb6f-4582-9b43-34c4b51b009a/dddt_a_48500_f0005_b.jpg)
Figure 6 miR-133b and Pitx3 form a negative feedback loop.
Abbreviations: DA, dopaminergic; Pitx3, pituitary homeobox 3.
![Figure 6 miR-133b and Pitx3 form a negative feedback loop.](/cms/asset/90ffc6ad-ac85-4295-b22a-e013b945a51f/dddt_a_48500_f0006_c.jpg)
Figure 7 MicroRNA (miR-433) regulation of FGF20 in PD.
Abbreviations: α-syn, α-synuclein; FGF20, fibroblast growth factor 20; PD, Parkinson’s disease; SNP, single-nucleotide polymorphism.
![Figure 7 MicroRNA (miR-433) regulation of FGF20 in PD.](/cms/asset/b01e3938-3199-4565-b40b-43d24da1f2c0/dddt_a_48500_f0007_c.jpg)
Table 1 miRNAs potentially involved in PD pathophysiology
Figure 8 The road from laboratory to clinic: the promises and challenges of miRNA research.
Abbreviation: miRNA, microRNA.
![Figure 8 The road from laboratory to clinic: the promises and challenges of miRNA research.](/cms/asset/00d564da-8805-4ff8-b2a8-965ed586e2d1/dddt_a_48500_f0008_c.jpg)