LRRK2 phosphorylation of Rab GTPases in Parkinson's disease

SR Pfeffer - FEBS letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rab GTPases comprise a large family of conserved GTPases that are critical regulators of
the secretory and endocytic pathways. The human genome encodes~ 65 Rabs that localize …

The development and design strategy of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 inhibitors: promising therapeutic agents for Parkinson's disease

X Tang, S Xing, M Ma, Z Xu, Q Guan… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions of
people worldwide. Mutations in the gene encoding leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are …

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 …

Genome-wide screen reveals Rab12 GTPase as a critical activator of Parkinson's disease-linked LRRK2 kinase

HS Dhekne, F Tonelli, WM Yeshaw, CY Chiang… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Activating mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) cause Parkinson's disease.
LRRK2 phosphorylates a subset of Rab GTPases, particularly Rab10 and Rab8A, and we …

A feed-forward pathway drives LRRK2 kinase membrane recruitment and activation

EG Vides, A Adhikari, CY Chiang, P Lis, E Purlyte… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Activating mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) cause Parkinson's disease,
and previously we showed that activated LRRK2 phosphorylates a subset of Rab GTPases …

Parkinson's VPS35 [D620N] mutation induces LRRK2-mediated lysosomal association of RILPL1 and TMEM55B

P Pal, M Taylor, PY Lam, F Tonelli, CA Hecht, P Lis… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
We demonstrate that the Parkinson's VPS35 [D620N] mutation alters the expression of~ 220
lysosomal proteins and stimulates recruitment and phosphorylation of Rab proteins at the …

Capturing differences in the regulation of LRRK2 dynamics and conformational states by small molecule kinase inhibitors

JH Weng, W Ma, J Wu, PK Sharma, S Silletti… - ACS chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mutations in the human leucine rich repeat protein kinase-2 (LRRK2) create risk factors for
Parkinson's disease, and pathological functions of LRRK2 are often correlated with aberrant …

Phosphorylation of Rab29 at Ser185 regulates its localization and role in the lysosomal stress response in concert with LRRK2

T Komori, T Kuwahara, T Fujimoto… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Rab proteins are small GTPases that regulate a myriad of intracellular membrane trafficking
events. Rab29 is one of the Rab proteins phosphorylated by leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Novel LRR-ROC motif that links the N-and C-terminal domains in LRRK2 undergoes an order–disorder transition upon activation

JH Weng, CR Trilling, PK Sharma, E Störmer… - Journal of molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mutations in LRRK2, a large multi-domain protein kinase, create risk factors for Parkinson's
Disease (PD). LRRK2 has seven well-folded domains that include three N-terminal scaffold …

The role of LRRK2 in intracellular organelle dynamics

CA Boecker - Journal of molecular biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Pathogenic mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene hyperactivate
LRRK2 kinase activity and lead to the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). Membrane …