High LRRK2 levels fail to induce or exacerbate neuronal alpha-synucleinopathy in mouse brain.

The G2019S mutation in the multidomain protein leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is one of the most frequently identified genetic causes of Parkinson's disease (PD). Clinically, LRRK2(G2019S) carriers with PD and idiopathic PD patients have a very similar disease with brainstem and cortical...

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Main Authors: Martin C Herzig, Michael Bidinosti, Tatjana Schweizer, Thomas Hafner, Christine Stemmelen, Andreas Weiss, Simone Danner, Nella Vidotto, Daniela Stauffer, Carmen Barske, Franziska Mayer, Peter Schmid, Giorgio Rovelli, P Herman van der Putten, Derya R Shimshek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3352901?pdf=render