Pharmacology of LRRK2 with type I and II kinase inhibitors revealed by cryo-EM

H Zhu, P Hixson, W Ma, J Sun - Cell Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
LRRK2 is one of the most promising drug targets for Parkinson's disease. Though type I
kinase inhibitors of LRRK2 are under clinical trials, alternative strategies like type II inhibitors …

LRRK2 in Parkinson's disease: upstream regulation and therapeutic targeting

Y Xiong, J Yu - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2024 - cell.com
Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are the most common causes of
Parkinson's disease (PD) to date. Dysfunction in LRRK2 enzymatic activities and elevated …

Systematic rare variant analyses identify RAB32 as a susceptibility gene for familial Parkinson's disease

PJ Hop, D Lai, PJ Keagle, DM Baron, BJ Kenna… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Despite substantial progress, causal variants are identified only for a minority of familial
Parkinson's disease (PD) cases, leaving high-risk pathogenic variants unidentified,. To …

RAB32 Ser71Arg in autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease: linkage, association, and functional analyses

EK Gustavsson, J Follett, J Trinh, SK Barodia… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with
multifactorial causes, among which genetic risk factors play a part. The RAB GTPases are …

RAB12-LRRK2 complex suppresses primary ciliogenesis and regulates centrosome homeostasis in astrocytes

X Li, H Zhu, BT Huang, X Li, H Kim, H Tan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) phosphorylates a subset of RAB GTPases, and
their phosphorylation levels are elevated by Parkinson's disease (PD)-linked mutations of …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical characteristics and pathophysiological properties of newly discovered LRRK2 variants associated with Parkinson's disease

T Tezuka, M Ishiguro, D Taniguchi, E Osogaguchi… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is the most common gene responsible for familial
Parkinson's disease (PD). The gene product of LRRK2 contains multiple protein domains …

Intramolecular feedback regulation of the LRRK2 Roc G domain by a LRRK2 kinase dependent mechanism

BK Gilsbach, FY Ho, B Riebenbauer, X Zhang… - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Abstract The Parkinson's Disease (PD)-linked protein Leucine Rich Repeat Kinase 2
(LRRK2) consists of seven domains, including a kinase and a Roc G-domain. Despite the …

Discovery of potent LRRK2 inhibitors by ensemble virtual screening strategy and bioactivity evaluation

X Gong, S Li, J Huang, S Tan, Q Zhang, Y Tian… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) has been reported to be associated with familial and
idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) risk and is a promising target for drug discovery against …

Structural insights into the GTP-driven monomerization and activation of a bacterial LRRK2 homolog using allosteric nanobodies

C Galicia, G Guaitoli, M Fislage, CJ Gloeckner… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Roco proteins entered the limelight after mutations in human LRRK2 were identified as a
major cause of familial Parkinson's disease. LRRK2 is a large and complex protein …

[PDF][PDF] Role of the leucine-rich repeat protein kinase 2 C-terminal tail in domain cross-talk

PK Sharma, JH Weng, JT Manschwetus… - Biochemical …, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Leucine-rich repeat protein kinase 2 (LRRK2) is a multi-domain protein encompassing two
of biology's most critical molecular switches, a kinase and a GTPase, and mutations in …