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LRRK2 kinase regulates synaptic morphology through distinct substrates at the presynaptic and postsynaptic compartments of the Drosophila neuromuscular junction.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 15 Dec 2010
Lee Seongsoo, Liu Hsin-Ping, Lin Wei-Yong, Guo Huifu, Lu Bingwei
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Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are linked to familial as well as sporadic forms of Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disease characterized by dysfunction and degeneration of dopaminergic and other types of neurons. The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying LR...
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