LRRK2 modulates vulnerability to mitochondrial dysfunction in Caenorhabditis elegans.
LRRK2 modulates vulnerability to mitochondrial dysfunction in Caenorhabditis elegans.
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10.1523/jneurosci.2281-09.2009
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2009-07-22
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Wolozin B
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Saha S;Guillily MD;Ferree A;Lanceta J;Chan D;Ghosh J;Hsu CH;Segal L;Raghavan K;Matsumoto K;Hisamoto N;Kuwahara T;Iwatsubo T;Moore L;Goldstein L;Cookson M;Wolozin B
Mutations in leucine rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) cause autosomal dominant familial Parkinson’s disease. We generated lines of C. elegans expressing neuronally directed human LRRK2. Expressing human LRRK2 expression increased nematode survival in response to rotenone or paraquat, which are agents that cause mitochondrial dysfunction. Protection by G2019S, R1441C or kinase dead LRRK2 was less than protection by wild type LRRK2. Knockdown of lrk-1, the endogenous orthologue of LRRK2 in C. elegans, reduced survival associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. C. elegans expressing LRRK2 showed rapid loss of dopaminergic markers (DAT∷GFP fluorescence and dopamine levels) beginning in early adulthood. Loss of dopaminergic markers was greater for the G2019S LRRK2 line than for the WT line. Rotenone treatment induced a larger loss of dopamine markers in C. elegans expressing G2019S LRRK2 than in C. elegans expressing WT LRRK2; however loss of dopaminergic markers in the G2019S LRRK2 nematode lines was not statistically different than that in the control line. These data suggest that LRRK2 plays an important role in modulating the response to mitochondrial inhibition, and raises the possibility that mutations in LRRK2 selectively enhance the vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons to a stressor associated with Parkinson’s disease.