Consequences of Rab GTPase dysfunction in genetic or acquired human diseases

MJ Banworth, G Li - Small GTPases, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Rab GTPases are important regulators of intracellular membrane trafficking in eukaryotes.
Both activating and inactivating mutations in Rab genes have been identified and implicated …

[HTML][HTML] Rab GTPases as physiological substrates of LRRK2 kinase

W Seol, D Nam, I Son - Experimental neurobiology, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract LRRK2 (Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2) is a gene whose specific mutations cause
Parkinson's disease (PD), the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder. LRRK2 …

Distinct roles for RAB10 and RAB29 in pathogenic LRRK2-mediated endolysosomal trafficking alterations

P Rivero-Ríos, M Romo-Lozano, B Fernández, E Fdez… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pathogenic LRRK2 expression causes endolysosomal trafficking alterations by impairing
RAB10 function, and these alterations are rescued by RAB29 independent of its Golgi …

Physiological and pathological functions of LRRK2: implications from substrate proteins

M Araki, G Ito, T Tomita - Neuronal Signaling, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) encodes a 2527-amino acid (aa) protein composed of
multiple functional domains, including a Ras of complex proteins (ROC)-type GTP-binding …

The atypical Rab GTPase associated with Parkinson's disease, Rab29, is localized to membranes

Y Nagai-Ito, L Xu, K Ito, Y Kajihara, G Ito… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Several genetic studies have shown that the small GTPase Rab29 is involved in the
pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease (PD). It has also been shown that overexpression of …

A novel variant in TAF1 affects gene expression and is associated with X-linked TAF1 intellectual disability syndrome

SE Hurst, E Liktor-Busa, A Moutal, S Parker… - Neuronal …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
We investigated the genome of a 5-year-old male who presented with global developmental
delay (motor, cognitive, and speech), hypotonia, possibly ataxia, and cerebellar hypoplasia …

Methylation quantitative trait locus analysis of chronic postsurgical pain uncovers epigenetic mediators of genetic risk

V Chidambaran, X Zhang, V Pilipenko, X Chen… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Overlap of pathways enriched by single nucleotide polymorphisms and DNA-
methylation underlying chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP), prompted pilot study of CPSP …

RAB7L1 participates in secondary brain injury induced by experimental intracerebral hemorrhage in rats

X Tan, Y Wei, J Cao, D Wu, N Lai, R Deng, H Li… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
RAB7, a member of RAS oncogene family–like 1 (RAB7L1), is a GTPase belonging to the
Rab family and acts as an upstream regulator to regulate the kinase activity of leucine-rich …

Association of BST1 polymorphism with idiopathic restless legs syndrome in Chinese population

Y Huang, P Wang, Q Luo, J Ma - Sleep and Breathing, 2021 - Springer
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) and restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease
(RLS/WED) are both common movement disorders. Based on their clinical overlap …

Association analysis of NUCKS1 and INPP5K polymorphism with Parkinson's disease

W Zhu, X Luo, A Adnan, P Yu, S Zhang… - Genes & Genetic …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Genome-wide association studies have reported numerous candidate loci associated with
Parkinson's disease (PD). NUCKS1 and INPP5K are two such candidate loci, although they …