We map the effects of >99% Parkin (PRKN) missense variants on mitophagy. The landscape separates benign & pathogenic variants, reveals misfolded variants induce mitophagy and flags hypomorphic alleles for rescue. Collab w. @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social. Work led by Erna Sol & @vvouts.bsky.social.
Rasmus Hartmann-Petersen
Comprehensive Variant Effect Map of Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy in Parkinson's Disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.09.704749v1