Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2)

This is the first book to assemble the leading researchers in the field of LRRK2 biology and neurology and provide a snapshot of the current state of knowledge, encompassing all major aspects of its function and dysfunction. The contributors are experts in cell biology and physiology, neurobiology,...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Rideout, Hardy J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Σειρά:Advances in Neurobiology, 14
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Part I: Clinical and Genetic Considerations of LRRK2 Associated Parkinson’s Disease
  • Leucine-rich repeat kinase (LRRK2) genetics and Parkinson’s disease
  • Clinical features of LRRK2 carriers with Parkinson’s disease
  • Part II: Fundamentals of LRRK2 Biology
  • LRRK2 phosphorylation
  • Understanding the GTPase activity of LRRK2: regulation, function and neurotoxicity
  • LRRK2 and autophagy
  • Molecular insights and functional implication of LRRK2 dimerization
  • LRRK2 and the immune system
  • Regulation of LRRK2 by phosphatases
  • Part III: LRRK2 Neurodegeneration, Modeling, and Therapeutic Options
  • Animal models of LRRK2-associated Parkinson’s disease
  • LRRK2 and the “LRRKtosome” at the crossroads of programmed cell death: Clues from RIP kinase relatives
  • Interaction of LRRK2 and α-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease
  • Mechanisms of mutant LRRK2 neurodegeneration
  • Small molecule inhibitors of LRRK2.