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Increasing microtubule acetylation rescues axonal transport and locomotor deficits caused by LRRK2 Roc-COR domain mutations.
Nature communications - 15 Oct 2014
Godena Vinay K, Brookes-Hocking Nicholas, Moller Annekathrin, Shaw Gary, Oswald Matthew, Sancho Rosa M, Miller Christopher C J, Whitworth Alexander J, De Vos Kurt J
Abstract excerpt
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) mutations are the most common genetic cause of Parkinson's disease. LRRK2 is a multifunctional protein affecting many cellular processes and has been described to bind microtubules. Defective microtubule-based axonal transport is hypothesized to contribute to Parkinson's disease, but whether LRRK2 mutations affect this process to mediate pathogenesis is not known. Here we find...
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