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Mutant LRRK2 elicits calcium imbalance and depletion of dendritic mitochondria in neurons.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Feb 2013
Cherra Salvatore J, Steer Erin, Gusdon Aaron M, Kiselyov Kirill, Chu Charleen T
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Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) have been associated with familial and sporadic cases of Parkinson disease. Mutant LRRK2 causes in vitro and in vivo neurite shortening, mediated in part by autophagy, and a parkinsonian phenotype in transgenic mice; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Because mitochondrial content/function is essential for dendritic morphogenesis and...
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