Journal
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 389, Issue 3, Pages 449-454Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.08.163
Keywords
Parkinson's disease; Kinase; GTPase; Autophosphorylation
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- NIH
- National Institute on Aging [AG000948-01]
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke
- Flemish Fund for Scientific Research FWO Vlaanderen [G.0406.06, G.0666.09, NS062287]
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Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are a common Cause of inherited Parkinson's disease (PD). The protein is large and complex, but pathogenic mutations cluster in a region containing GTPase and kinase domains. LRRK2 can autophosphorylate in vitro within a dimer pair, although the significance of this reaction is unclear. Here, we mapped the sites of autophosphorylation within LRRK2 and found several potential phosphorylation sites within the GTPase domain. Using mass spectrometry, we found that Thr1343 is phosphorylated and, using kinase dead versions of LRRK2, show that this is an autophosphorylation site. However, we also find evidence for additional sites in the GTPase domain and in other regions of the protein suggesting that there may be multiple autophosphorylation sites within LRRK2. These data suggest that the kinase and GTPase activities of LRRK2 may exhibit complex autoregulatory interdependence. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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