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DZNE-2025-01240

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png The E193K LRRK2 mutation interferes with the autophagosome processing through the impairment of the LRRK2-Dynein-1 complex.

Redl, S. ; Zweydorf, F.DZNE* ; Gloeckner, C. J.DZNE* ; Posadas, I. ; Ceña, V. ; Hess, M. W. ; Piccoli, G. ; Pérez-Carrión, M. D.

2025
Springer Nature [London]

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Abstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative pathology characterized by movement-associated symptoms due to the selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Autophagy is an essential mechanism that restores homeostasis and promotes cell survival. Mutations in the Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene are among the most common in the familial cases. The LRRK2 E193K mutation falls in the Armadillo (ARM) domain and modifies LRRK2 interactome. The role of LRRK2 in autophagy has been widely explored, but the impact of E193K mutation on autophagy remains unknown. We found that the E193K variant increases autophagy in primary fibroblasts obtained from an E193K carrier. By cryo-based electron microscopy we observed that E193K fibroblasts present a higher amount of phagophores/autophagosomes. We showed that LRRK2 binds to the Dynein-1 complex, an essential regulator of retrograde transport of autophagosomes. Noteworthy, the E193K mutation jeopardizes this interaction and increases the cellular sensitivity to 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) toxin in fibroblasts as well as in a heterologous cell model. Our study reveals that the LRRK2 E193K variant influences the autophagic regulation and suggests that the dysregulation of the LRRK2-Dynein-1 complex causes autophagic defects and, eventually, cell death.

Keyword(s): Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2: genetics (MeSH) ; Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2: metabolism (MeSH) ; Humans (MeSH) ; Autophagosomes: metabolism (MeSH) ; Fibroblasts: metabolism (MeSH) ; Autophagy: genetics (MeSH) ; Mutation (MeSH) ; Parkinson Disease: genetics (MeSH) ; Parkinson Disease: metabolism (MeSH) ; Parkinson Disease: pathology (MeSH) ; Dyneins: metabolism (MeSH) ; Dyneins: genetics (MeSH) ; Protein Binding (MeSH) ; Autophagy ; Dynein-1 complex ; LRRK2 protein ; Organelle morphometry ; Parkinson´s disease ; Ultrastructure ; Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2 ; LRRK2 protein, human ; Dyneins

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Functional Neuroproteomics and Translational Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Diseases (AG Gloeckner)

Research Program(s):

1. 352 - Disease Mechanisms (POF4-352) (POF4-352)

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