LRRK2 links genetic and sporadic Parkinson's disease

JH Kluss, A Mamais, MR Cookson - Biochemical Society …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
The past two decades in research has revealed the importance of leucine-rich repeat kinase
2 (LRRK2) in both monogenic and sporadic forms of Parkinson's disease (PD). In families …

LRRK2 Biology from structure to dysfunction: research progresses, but the themes remain the same

DC Berwick, GR Heaton, S Azeggagh… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Since the discovery of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) as a protein that is likely central
to the aetiology of Parkinson's disease, a considerable amount of work has gone into …

Structure of LRRK2 in Parkinson's disease and model for microtubule interaction

CK Deniston, J Salogiannis, S Mathea, DM Snead… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is the most commonly mutated gene in familial
Parkinson's disease and is also linked to its idiopathic form. LRRK2 has been proposed to …

Structural analysis of the full-length human LRRK2

A Myasnikov, H Zhu, P Hixson, B Xie, K Yu, A Pitre… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are commonly implicated in the
pathogenesis of both familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). LRRK2 regulates …

Impact of 100 LRRK2 variants linked to Parkinson's disease on kinase activity and microtubule binding

AF Kalogeropulou, E Purlyte, F Tonelli… - Biochemical …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Mutations enhancing the kinase activity of leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 (LRRK2) cause
Parkinson's disease (PD) and therapies that reduce LRRK2 kinase activity are being tested …

Parkinson's disease in the Western Pacific Region

SY Lim, AH Tan, A Ahmad-Annuar, C Klein… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary 1· 8 billion people of diverse ethnicities and cultures live in the Western Pacific
Region. The increasing longevity of populations in this region is a major contributor to the …

Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinases

DR Alessi, SR Pfeffer - Annual Review of Biochemistry, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Activating mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) represent the most common
cause of monogenic Parkinson's disease. LRRK2 is a large multidomain protein kinase that …

Pharmacology of LRRK2 with type I and II kinase inhibitors revealed by cryo-EM

H Zhu, P Hixson, W Ma, J Sun - Cell Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
LRRK2 is one of the most promising drug targets for Parkinson's disease. Though type I
kinase inhibitors of LRRK2 are under clinical trials, alternative strategies like type II inhibitors …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in elucidating the function of leucine-rich repeat protein kinase-2 in normal cells and Parkinson's disease

M Taylor, DR Alessi - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Autosomal dominant missense mutations that hyperactivate the leucine-rich repeat protein
kinase-2 (LRRK2) are a common cause of inherited Parkinson's disease and therapeutic …

Small-molecule LRRK2 inhibitors for PD therapy: Current achievements and future perspectives

J Hu, D Zhang, K Tian, C Ren, H Li, C Lin… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is a multifunctional protein that orchestrates a diverse
array of cellular processes, including vesicle transport, autophagy, lysosome degradation …