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Loss of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 causes age-dependent bi-phasic alterations of the autophagy pathway.
Molecular neurodegeneration - 9 Jan 2012
Tong Youren, Giaime Emilie, Yamaguchi Hiroo, Ichimura Takaharu, Liu Yumin, Si Huiqing, Cai Huaibin, Bonventre Joseph V, Shen Jie
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BACKGROUND: Dominantly inherited missense mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are the most common genetic cause of Parkinson's disease, but its normal physiological function remains unclear. We previously reported that loss of LRRK2 causes impairment of protein degradation pathways as well as increases of apoptotic cell death and inflammatory responses in the kidney of aged mice. RESULTS: Our...
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