LRRK2 and idiopathic Parkinson's disease

EM Rocha, MT Keeney, R Di Maio… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
The etiology of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD) is multifactorial, and both genetics and
environmental exposures are risk factors. While mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 …

Advances in applying computer-aided drug design for neurodegenerative diseases

MM Salman, Z Al-Obaidi, P Kitchen, A Loreto… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington's disease are incurable and affect millions of …

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 …

Conformational states dynamically populated by a kinase determine its function

T Xie, T Saleh, P Rossi, CG Kalodimos - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Protein kinases mediate many cell signaling processes. Central to their
physiological function is the regulation of their binding and enzymatic activities, which is …

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 …

Rab29-dependent asymmetrical activation of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2

H Zhu, F Tonelli, M Turk, A Prescott, DR Alessi, J Sun - Science, 2023 - science.org
Gain-of-function mutations in LRRK2, which encodes the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2
(LRRK2), are the most common genetic cause of late-onset Parkinson's disease. LRRK2 is …

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 …

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 …

[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 …

The in situ structure of Parkinson's disease-linked LRRK2

R Watanabe, R Buschauer, J Böhning, M Audagnotto… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are the most frequent cause of familial
Parkinson's disease. LRRK2 is a multi-domain protein containing a kinase and GTPase …