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ArticleNature communications2024

RAB12-LRRK2 complex suppresses primary ciliogenesis and regulates centrosome homeostasis in astrocytes.

Xingjian Li, Hanwen Zhu, Bik Tzu Huang, Xianting Li, Heesoo Kim, Haiyan Tan, Yuanxi Zhang, Insup Choi, Junmin Peng, Pingyi Xu and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Primary Cilia of Astrocytes in the Retina in Development and Disease.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026
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  5. Ex Vivo LRRK2 Activation in Asian G2385R and R1628P Variant Carriers and Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2026
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  10. Elucidating the molecular interplay between LRRK2 and Rab GTPases.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  13. Rab12 is a regulator of mitophagy and mitochondrial homeostasis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Xingjian Li *Department of Neurology, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-3040-8968
Hanwen Zhu *Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Bik Tzu HuangDepartment of Neurology, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Xianting LiDepartment of Neurology, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3153-0931
Heesoo KimDepartment of Neurology, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Haiyan TanCenter for Proteomics and Metabolomics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6687-2563
Yuanxi ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Insup ChoiDepartment of Neurology, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Junmin PengDepartments of Structural Biology and Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0472-7648
Pingyi XuDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Ji SunDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9302-3177
Zhenyu YueDepartment of Neurology, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. zhenyu.yue@mssm.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8730-8515

Funding

Structural analysis of the human LRRK2R01NS129795 · NINDS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Chia-Hsueh Lee · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS129795U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) R01NS129795U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Aging (U.S. National Institute on Aging) P20NS123320
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) phosphorylates a subset of RAB GTPases, and their phosphorylation levels are elevated by Parkinson's disease (PD)-linked mutations of LRRK2. However, the precise function of the LRRK2-regulated RAB GTPase in the brain remains to be elucidated. Here, we identify RAB12 as a robust LRRK2 substrate in the mouse brain through phosphoproteomics profiling and solve the structure of RAB12-LRRK2 protein complex through Cryo-EM analysis. Mechanistically, RAB12 cooperates with LRRK2 to inhibit primary ciliogenesis and regulate centrosome homeostasis in astrocytes through enhancing the phosphorylation of RAB10 and recruiting RILPL1, while the functions of RAB12 require a direct interaction with LRRK2 and LRRK2 activity. Furthermore, the ciliary and centrosome defects caused by the PD-linked LRRK2-G2019S mutation are prevented by Rab12 deletion in astrocytes. Thus, our study reveals a physiological function of the RAB12-LRRK2 complex in regulating ciliogenesis and centrosome homeostasis. The RAB12-LRRK2 structure offers a guidance in the therapeutic development of PD by targeting the RAB12-LRRK2 interaction.

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AstrocytesCentrosomeCiliaHomeostasisLeucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2rab GTP-Binding ProteinsAnimalsBrainHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMutationParkinson DiseasePhosphorylationLeucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2Lrrk2 protein, mouserab GTP-Binding Proteins

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PMCPMC11439917

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