Journal
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 70, Issue 1, Pages 121-136Publisher
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1061-y
Keywords
Autophagy; LRRK2; G2019S; ERK; Parkinson's disease
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- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, Spain [SAF 2008-04615]
- Basque Government, Spain [SAIOTEK SA-2009/00071]
- ISCIII (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, Spain [CP0800010, PI11/0040, SAF2010-14993]
- FUNDESALUD [PRIS11014, PRIS10013, PRIS11019]
- CIBERNED [CB06/05/004]
- Consejeria, Economia, Comercio e Innovacion Junta de Extremadura [GRU10054]
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, Spain [SAF 2008-04615]
- Basque Government, Spain [SAIOTEK SA-2009/00071]
- ISCIII (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, Spain [CP0800010, PI11/0040, SAF2010-14993]
- FUNDESALUD [PRIS11014, PRIS10013, PRIS11019]
- CIBERNED [CB06/05/004]
- Consejeria, Economia, Comercio e Innovacion Junta de Extremadura [GRU10054]
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Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are a major cause of familial Parkinsonism, and the G2019S mutation of LRRK2 is one of the most prevalent mutations. The deregulation of autophagic processes in nerve cells is thought to be a possible cause of Parkinson's disease (PD). In this study, we observed that G2019S mutant fibroblasts exhibited higher autophagic activity levels than control fibroblasts. Elevated levels of autophagic activity can trigger cell death, and in our study, G2019S mutant cells exhibited increased apoptosis hallmarks compared to control cells. LRRK2 is able to induce the phosphorylation of MAPK/ERK kinases (MEK). The use of 1-4 -diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis[2-aminophenylthio]butadiene (U0126), a highly selective inhibitor of MEK1/2, reduced the enhanced autophagy and sensibility observed in G2019S LRRK2 mutation cells. These data suggest that the G2019S mutation induces autophagy via MEK/ERK pathway and that the inhibition of this exacerbated autophagy reduces the sensitivity observed in G2019S mutant cells.
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