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LRRK2, a puzzling protein: insights into Parkinson's disease pathogenesis.
Experimental neurology - 1 Nov 2014
Esteves A Raquel, Swerdlow Russell H, Cardoso Sandra M
Abstract excerpt
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is a large, ubiquitous protein of unknown function. Mutations in the gene encoding LRRK2 have been linked to familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD) cases. The LRRK2 protein is a single polypeptide that displays GTPase and kinase activity. Kinase and GTPase domains are involved in different cellular signaling pathways. Despite several experimental studies associating...
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