PTEN: a new dawn in Parkinson’s disease treatment

In recent years, the study of phosphatase and tension homolog (PTEN) has gradually become a research hotspot. As an important oncogene, the role of PTEN in cancer has long been widely recognized and intensively studied, but it has been relatively less studied in other diseases. Parkinson’s disease (...

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Main Authors: Xinghuang Yang, Tianqi Liu, Hong Cheng
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2025.1497555/full
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description In recent years, the study of phosphatase and tension homolog (PTEN) has gradually become a research hotspot. As an important oncogene, the role of PTEN in cancer has long been widely recognized and intensively studied, but it has been relatively less studied in other diseases. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative refractory disease commonly observed in middle-aged and elderly individuals. The etiology and pathogenesis of PD are numerous, complex, and incompletely understood. With the continuous deepening of research, numerous studies have proven that PTEN is related to the occurrence of PD. In this review, we discuss the relationship between PTEN and PD through the phosphorylation and ubiquitination of PTEN and other possible regulatory mechanisms, including the role of RNA molecules, exosomes, transcriptional regulation, chemical modification, and subtype variation, with the aim of clarifying the regulatory role of PTEN in PD and better elucidating its pathogenesis. Finally, we summarize the shortcomings of PTEN in PD research and highlight the great potential of its future application in PD clinical treatment. These findings provide research ideas and new perspectives for the possible use of PTEN as a PD therapeutic target for targeted drug development and clinical application in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-e4d69accf59241b7a62349ae772b5cab2025-08-20T02:58:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience1662-51022025-03-011910.3389/fncel.2025.14975551497555PTEN: a new dawn in Parkinson’s disease treatmentXinghuang Yang0Tianqi Liu1Hong Cheng2Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaMedical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Experimental & Translational Non-Coding RNA Research, Yangzhou University Medical College, Institute of Translational Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaIn recent years, the study of phosphatase and tension homolog (PTEN) has gradually become a research hotspot. As an important oncogene, the role of PTEN in cancer has long been widely recognized and intensively studied, but it has been relatively less studied in other diseases. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative refractory disease commonly observed in middle-aged and elderly individuals. The etiology and pathogenesis of PD are numerous, complex, and incompletely understood. With the continuous deepening of research, numerous studies have proven that PTEN is related to the occurrence of PD. In this review, we discuss the relationship between PTEN and PD through the phosphorylation and ubiquitination of PTEN and other possible regulatory mechanisms, including the role of RNA molecules, exosomes, transcriptional regulation, chemical modification, and subtype variation, with the aim of clarifying the regulatory role of PTEN in PD and better elucidating its pathogenesis. Finally, we summarize the shortcomings of PTEN in PD research and highlight the great potential of its future application in PD clinical treatment. These findings provide research ideas and new perspectives for the possible use of PTEN as a PD therapeutic target for targeted drug development and clinical application in the future.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2025.1497555/fullPTENParkinson’s diseaseclinical therapeuticspathologysignaling pathway
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Parkinson’s disease
clinical therapeutics
pathology
signaling pathway
title PTEN: a new dawn in Parkinson’s disease treatment
title_full PTEN: a new dawn in Parkinson’s disease treatment
title_fullStr PTEN: a new dawn in Parkinson’s disease treatment
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title_short PTEN: a new dawn in Parkinson’s disease treatment
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Parkinson’s disease
clinical therapeutics
pathology
signaling pathway
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2025.1497555/full
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