LRRK2 and the Endolysosomal System in Parkinson's Disease

ML Erb, DJ Moore - Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2020 - content.iospress.com
Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) cause autosomal dominant familial
Parkinson's disease (PD), with pathogenic mutations enhancing LRRK2 kinase activity …

Lysosome fission: planning for an exit

GT Saffi, RJ Botelho - Trends in cell biology, 2019 - cell.com
Lysosomes are acidic and degradative organelles that receive and digest a plethora of
molecular and particulate cargo delivered by endocytosis, autophagy, and phagocytosis …

Neuronal ROS-induced glial lipid droplet formation is altered by loss of Alzheimer's disease–associated genes

MJ Moulton, S Barish, I Ralhan… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
A growing list of Alzheimer's disease (AD) genetic risk factors is being identified, but the
contribution of each variant to disease mechanism remains largely unknown. We have …

SNX27-FERM-SNX1 complex structure rationalizes divergent trafficking pathways by SNX17 and SNX27

X Yong, L Zhao, W Hu, Q Sun, H Ham… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The molecular events that determine the recycling versus degradation fates of internalized
membrane proteins remain poorly understood. Two of the three members of the SNX-FERM …

Transcriptomic profiling of Parkinson's disease brains reveals disease stage specific gene expression changes

C Cappelletti, SP Henriksen, H Geut… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
Parkinson´ s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
both motor and non-motor symptoms. Aggravation of symptoms is mirrored by accumulation …

The endolysosomal system and proteostasis: from development to degeneration

B Winckler, V Faundez, S Maday, Q Cai… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
How do neurons adapt their endolysosomal system to address the particular challenge of
membrane transport across their elaborate cellular landscape and to maintain proteostasis …

High-throughput characterization of the role of non-B DNA motifs on promoter function

I Georgakopoulos-Soares, J Victorino, GE Parada… - Cell genomics, 2022 - cell.com
Alternative DNA conformations, termed non-B DNA structures, can affect transcription, but
the underlying mechanisms and their functional impact have not been systematically …

Sorting nexins in protein homeostasis

SE Hanley, KF Cooper - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Protein homeostasis is maintained by removing misfolded, damaged, or excess proteins and
damaged organelles from the cell by three major pathways; the ubiquitin-proteasome …

Toward understanding the molecular role of SNX27/retromer in human health and disease

M Chandra, AK Kendall, LP Jackson - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aberrations in membrane trafficking pathways have profound effects in cellular dynamics of
cellular sorting processes and can drive severe physiological outcomes. Sorting nexin 27 …

SNX27 suppresses SARS-CoV-2 infection by inhibiting viral lysosome/late endosome entry

B Yang, Y Jia, Y Meng, Y Xue, K Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
After binding to its cell surface receptor angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) enters the host cell through directly …