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Directing LRRK2 to membranes of the endolysosomal pathway triggers RAB phosphorylation and JIP4 recruitment.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal article
  • Publication Sub Type:
    Article
  • Authors:
    Kluss JH, Bonet-Ponce L, Lewis PA, Cookson MR
  • Publisher:
    Elsevier BV
  • Publication date:
    14/05/2022
  • Pagination:
    105769
  • Journal:
    Neurobiol Dis
  • Volume:
    170
  • Article number:
    105769
  • Medium:
    Print-Electronic
  • Status:
    Published
  • Country:
    United States
  • Print ISSN:
    0969-9961
  • PII:
    S0969-9961(22)00161-9
  • Language:
    English
  • Keywords:
    Endolysosomal membranes, LRRK2, Parkinson's disease
Abstract
Coding mutations in the Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene, which are associated with dominantly inherited Parkinson's disease (PD), lead to an increased activity of the encoded LRRK2 protein kinase. As such, kinase inhibitors are being considered as therapeutic agents for PD. It is therefore of interest to understand the mechanism(s) by which LRRK2 is activated during cellular signaling. Lysosomal membrane damage represents one way of activating LRRK2 and leads to phosphorylation of downstream RAB substrates and recruitment of the motor adaptor protein JIP4. However, it is unclear whether the activation of LRRK2 would be seen at other membranes of the endolysosomal system, where LRRK2 has also shown to be localized, or whether these signaling events can be induced without membrane damage. Here, we use a rapamycin-dependent oligomerization system to direct LRRK2 to various endomembranes including the Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, the plasma membrane, recycling, early, and late endosomes. Irrespective of membrane location, the recruitment of LRRK2 to membranes results in local accumulation of phosphorylated RAB10, RAB12, and JIP4. We also show that endogenous RAB29, previously nominated as an activator of LRRK2 based on overexpression, is not required for activation of LRRK2 at the Golgi nor lysosome. We therefore conclude that LRRK2 signaling to RAB10, RAB12, and JIP4 can be activated once LRRK2 is accumulated at any cellular organelle along the endolysosomal pathway.
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