Genetics and pathogenesis of Parkinson's syndrome

H Ye, LA Robak, M Yu, M Cykowski… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is clinically, pathologically, and genetically heterogeneous,
resisting distillation to a single, cohesive disorder. Instead, each affected individual develops …

Kinase drug discovery 20 years after imatinib: progress and future directions

P Cohen, D Cross, PA Jänne - Nature reviews drug discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Protein kinases regulate nearly all aspects of cell life, and alterations in their expression, or
mutations in their genes, cause cancer and other diseases. Here, we review the remarkable …

Preclinical and clinical evaluation of the LRRK2 inhibitor DNL201 for Parkinson's disease

D Jennings, S Huntwork-Rodriguez, AG Henry… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are the most common genetic risk factors
for Parkinson's disease (PD). Increased LRRK2 kinase activity is thought to impair lysosomal …

Discovery of small molecule ligands for the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) E3 ligase and their use as inhibitors and PROTAC degraders

CJ Diehl, A Ciulli - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Cullin RING E3 ligase is an essential enzyme in the ubiquitin-
proteasome system that recruits substrates such as the hypoxia inducible factor for …

Progress towards therapies for disease modification in Parkinson's disease

N Vijiaratnam, T Simuni, O Bandmann… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The development of interventions to slow or halt the progression of Parkinson's disease
remains a priority for patients and researchers alike. To date, no agents have been shown to …

Receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) as a therapeutic target

L Mifflin, D Ofengeim, J Yuan - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) is a key mediator of cell
death and inflammation. The unique hydrophobic pocket in the allosteric regulatory domain …

Discovery of XL01126: a potent, fast, cooperative, selective, orally bioavailable, and blood–brain barrier penetrant PROTAC degrader of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2

X Liu, AF Kalogeropulou, S Domingos… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is one of the most promising targets for Parkinson's
disease. LRRK2-targeting strategies have primarily focused on type 1 kinase inhibitors …

Parkinson's disease genetics and pathophysiology

GE Vázquez-Vélez, HY Zoghbi - Annual review of neuroscience, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
degeneration of the substantia nigra pars compacta and by accumulation of α-synuclein in …

LRRK2 in Parkinson disease: challenges of clinical trials

E Tolosa, M Vila, C Klein, O Rascol - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2020 - nature.com
One of the most common monogenic forms of Parkinson disease (PD) is caused by
mutations in the LRRK2 gene that encodes leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2). LRRK2 …

Perspective on the current state of the LRRK2 field

JM Taymans, M Fell, T Greenamyre, WD Hirst… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
Almost 2 decades after linking LRRK2 to Parkinson's disease, a vibrant research field has
developed around the study of this gene and its protein product. Recent studies have begun …