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Mutant LRRK2 toxicity in neurons depends on LRRK2 levels and synuclein but not kinase activity or inclusion bodies.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 8 Jan 2014
Skibinski Gaia, Nakamura Ken, Cookson Mark R, Finkbeiner Steven
Abstract excerpt
By combining experimental neuron models and mathematical tools, we developed a "systems" approach to deconvolve cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration underlying the most common known cause of Parkinson's disease (PD), mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2). Neurons ectopically expressing mutant LRRK2 formed inclusion bodies (IBs), retracted neurites, accumulated synuclein, and died prematurely,...
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