CHANGES IN ACTIN DYNAMICS AND F-ACTIN STRUCTURE BOTH IN SYNAPTONEUROSOMES OF LRRK2(R1441G) MUTANT MICE AND IN PRIMARY HUMAN FIBROBLASTS OF LRRK2(G2019S) MUTATION CARRIERS
CHANGES IN ACTIN DYNAMICS AND F-ACTIN STRUCTURE BOTH IN SYNAPTONEUROSOMES OF LRRK2(R1441G) MUTANT MICE AND IN PRIMARY HUMAN FIBROBLASTS OF LRRK2(G2019S) MUTATION CARRIERS
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.09.070
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发表时间:
2015-01-22
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Gillardon, F.
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作者:
Caesar, M.;Felk, S.;Gillardon, F.
Converging evidence suggests that the Parkinson's disease-linked leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) modulates cellular function by regulating actin dynamics. In the present study we investigate the role of LRRK2 in functional synaptic terminals of adult LRRK2-knockout and LRRK2(R1441G)-transgenic mice as well as in primary fibroblasts of LRRK2(G2019S) mutation carriers. We show that lack of LRRK2 decreases and overexpression of mutant LRRK2 age-dependently increases the effect of the actin depolymerizing agent Latrunculin A (LatA) on the synaptic cytoskeleton. Similarly, endogenous mutant LRRK2 increases sensitivity to LatA in primary fibroblasts. Under basal conditions however, these fibroblasts show an increase in F-actin bundles and a decrease in filopodial length which can be rescued by LatA treatment. Our data suggest that LRRK2 alters actin dynamics and F-actin structure both in brain neurons and skin fibroblasts. We hypothesize that increased F-actin bundling represents a compensatory mechanism to protect F-actin from the depolymerizing effect of mutant LRRK2 under basal conditions. Our data further indicate that LRRK2-dependent changes in the cytoskeleton might have functional consequences on postsynaptic NMDA receptor localization. (C) 2014 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.