Synaptic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease

B Picconi, G Piccoli, P Calabresi - Synaptic plasticity: dynamics …, 2012 - Springer
Activity-dependent modifications in synaptic efficacy, such as long-term depression (LTD)
and long-term potentiation (LTP), represent key cellular substrates for adaptive motor control …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic analysis of pathways to Parkinson disease

J Hardy - Neuron, 2010 - cell.com
In this review I outline the arguments as to whether we should consider Parkinson disease
one or more than one entity and discuss genetic findings from Mendelian and whole …

The Parkinson's disease VPS35 [D620N] mutation enhances LRRK2-mediated Rab protein phosphorylation in mouse and human

R Mir, F Tonelli, P Lis, T Macartney… - Biochemical …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Missense mutations in the LRRK2 (Leucine-rich repeat protein kinase-2) and VPS35 genes
result in autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease. The VPS35 gene encodes for the cargo …

Pathogenic LRRK2 mutations, through increased kinase activity, produce enlarged lysosomes with reduced degradative capacity and increase ATP13A2 expression

AG Henry, S Aghamohammadzadeh… - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Lysosomal dysfunction plays a central role in the pathogenesis of several
neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD). Several genes linked to …

Cellular processes associated with LRRK 2 function and dysfunction

R Wallings, C Manzoni, R Bandopadhyay - The FEBS journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Mutations in the leucine‐rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK 2)‐encoding gene are the most
common cause of monogenic Parkinson's disease. The identification of LRRK 2 …

Parkinson's disease-linked leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (R1441G) mutation increases proinflammatory cytokine release from activated primary microglial cells and …

F Gillardon, R Schmid, H Draheim - Neuroscience, 2012 - Elsevier
Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) have been causally linked to neuronal
cell death in Parkinson's disease. LRRK2 expression has also been detected in B …

[HTML][HTML] LRRK2 and neuroinflammation: partners in crime in Parkinson's disease?

I Russo, L Bubacco, E Greggio - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2014 - Springer
It is now well established that chronic inflammation is a prominent feature of several
neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease (PD). Growing evidence …

[HTML][HTML] LRRK2 knockout mice have an intact dopaminergic system but display alterations in exploratory and motor co-ordination behaviors

KM Hinkle, M Yue, B Behrouz, JC Dächsel… - Molecular …, 2012 - Springer
Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are the most common cause of genetic Parkinson's disease.
Although the mechanisms behind the pathogenic effects of LRRK2 mutations are still not …

Regulation of myeloid cell phagocytosis by LRRK2 via WAVE2 complex stabilization is altered in Parkinson's disease

KS Kim, PC Marcogliese, J Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) has been implicated in both familial and sporadic
Parkinson's disease (PD), yet its pathogenic role remains unclear. A previous screen in …

[HTML][HTML] NEAT1 is overexpressed in Parkinson's disease substantia nigra and confers drug-inducible neuroprotection from oxidative stress

A Simchovitz, M Hanan, N Niederhoffer… - The FASEB …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent reports attribute numerous regulatory functions to the nuclear paraspeckle-forming
long noncoding RNA, nuclear enriched assembly transcript 1 (NEAT1), but the implications …