LRRK2 and human disease: a complicated question or a question of complexes?

Sci Signal. 2012 Jan 17;5(207):pe2. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2002680.

Abstract

Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is linked to various diseases, including Parkinson's disease, cancer, and leprosy. Data from LRRK2 knockout mice has highlighted a possible role for LRRK2 in regulating signaling pathways that are linked to the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease. Here, we examine how LRRK2's role as a signaling hub in the cell could lead to diverse pathologies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Crohn Disease / metabolism
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Models, Biological
  • Models, Genetic
  • Neurons / metabolism
  • Parkinson Disease / metabolism
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / physiology*
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • LRRK2 protein, human
  • Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
  • Lrrk2 protein, mouse
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases