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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Xiong Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5535810 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Advances in neurobiology 20170101
Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene are the most common genetic causes of Parkinson's disease (PD) and also one of the strongest genetic risk factors in sporadic PD. The LRRK2 protein contains a GTPase and a kinase domain and several protein-protein interaction domains. Both in vitro and in vivo assays in different model systems have provided tremendous insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying LRRK2-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration. Among all the model syste ...[more]