Therefore, UCHL1 I93M mutation gain of toxic function was examined in overexpressing UCHL1I93M transgenic mice which showed various pathological changes related to PD including an age-dependent decline in tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive dopaminergic neurons in the SN and a decrease in striatal dopamine content associated with a decrease in the number of dopaminergic neurons [172]. Here, UCHL1 is linked to Parkinson disease.