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ArticleThe Biochemical journal2021

Development of a multiplexed targeted mass spectrometry assay for LRRK2-phosphorylated Rabs and Ser910/Ser935 biomarker sites.

Raja S Nirujogi, Francesca Tonelli, Matthew Taylor, Pawel Lis, Alexander Zimprich, Esther Sammler, Dario R Alessi

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Article in The Biochemical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Raja S NirujogiMedical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
Francesca TonelliMedical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
Matthew TaylorMedical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
Pawel LisMedical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
Alexander ZimprichDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Wien, Austria.
Esther SammlerMedical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
Dario R AlessiMedical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit · GBMedical University of Vienna · AT

Funding

Chief Scientist Office SCAF/18/01Medical Research Council G0700656Medical Research Council MC_UU_00018/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_12016/2Medical Research Council MR/P00704X/1Parkinson's UK H-1701
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations that increase the protein kinase activity of LRRK2 are one of the most common causes of familial Parkinson's disease. LRRK2 phosphorylates a subset of Rab GTPases within their Switch-II motif, impacting interaction with effectors. We describe and validate a new, multiplexed targeted mass spectrometry assay to quantify endogenous levels of LRRK2-phosphorylated Rab substrates (Rab1, Rab3, Rab8, Rab10, Rab35 and Rab43) as well as total levels of Rabs, LRRK2 and LRRK2-phosphorylated at the Ser910 and Ser935 biomarker sites. Exploiting this assay, we quantify for the first time the relative levels of each of the pRab proteins in different cells (mouse embryonic fibroblasts, human neutrophils) and mouse tissues (brain, kidney, lung and spleen). We define how these components are impacted by Parkinson's pathogenic mutations (LRRK2[R1441C] and VPS35[D620N]) and LRRK2 inhibitors. We find that the VPS35[D620N], but not LRRK2[R1441C] mutation, enhances Rab1 phosphorylation in a manner blocked by administration of an LRRK2 inhibitor, providing the first evidence that endogenous Rab1 is a physiological substrate for LRRK2. We exploit this assay to demonstrate that in Parkinson's patients with VPS35[D620N] mutations, phosphorylation of multiple Rab proteins (Rab1, Rab3, Rab8, Rab10 and Rab43) is elevated. We highlight the benefits of this assay over immunoblotting approaches currently deployed to assess LRRK2 Rab signalling pathway.

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AnimalsBiomarkersFibroblastsHumansImmunoprecipitationLeucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2Limit of DetectionMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMutationParkinson DiseasePhosphorylationrab GTP-Binding ProteinsSerineTandem Mass SpectrometryVesicular Transport ProteinsBiomarkersLeucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2LRRK2 protein, humanLrrk2 protein, mouserab GTP-Binding ProteinsSerineVesicular Transport ProteinsVps35 protein, mouseleucine rich repeat kinasemass spectrometryRab GTPases

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PMID33367571
PMCPMC7833208
OpenAlexW3113414713

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