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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

The structural basis for LRRK2's activation and autoinhibition.

Amalia Villagran Suarez, Kathryn S Hatch, Tatyana Bodrug, Wei Gai, Katherine J Surridge, Elizabeth Moussikhina, Kendrick Hv Nguyen, Marta Sanz-Murillo, Robert Callahan, Erica Xiong and 9 more

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19 authors.

Amalia Villagran SuarezDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0003-3400-2330
Kathryn S HatchDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.
Tatyana BodrugDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0001-9017-962X
Wei GaiDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0009-0005-5681-7380
Katherine J SurridgeDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0003-0048-5784
Elizabeth MoussikhinaDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0009-0009-3642-0406
Kendrick Hv NguyenDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0009-0000-1928-6991
Marta Sanz-MurilloDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0002-6175-9315
Robert CallahanDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.
Erica XiongDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0009-0000-8023-5720
Delisa RamosDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0009-0001-4294-0258
Lawrence ZhuDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143.
Verena DedererInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Structural Genomics Consortium, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7877-4706
Sebastian MatheaInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Structural Genomics Consortium, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8500-4569
Janet IwasaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132.ORCID 0000-0002-4949-7607
Stefan KnappInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Structural Genomics Consortium, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5995-6494
Kevan M ShokatDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143.ORCID 0000-0001-8590-7741
Samara L Reck-PetersonDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0002-1553-465X
Andres E LeschzinerDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0002-7732-7023

Funding

Molecular Biophysics Training Grant at UC San DiegoT32GM139795 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Galia Debelouchina, ELIZABETH A. KOMIVES · 2021 to 2026
$3.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM139795
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations in Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2) are the second most common cause of autosomal-dominant Parkinson's disease (PD), and increased LRRK2 kinase activity is also observed in idiopathic PD, making LRRK2 a major actionable therapeutic target. LRRK2 is a 286-kDa multidomain enzyme containing a Ras-like GTPase (ROC) and a kinase domain. Using cryo-EM, biochemical reconstitution, and cell-based assays, we show that the ROC GTPase governs switching between autoinhibited and active states: GTP binding promotes activation, whereas GDP binding enforces autoinhibition. Two common PD-linked mutations, G2019S and R1441C/G/H, activate LRRK2 through distinct structural mechanisms, revealing genotype-specific routes to dysregulation. These findings provide a unified framework for understanding LRRK2 regulation with broad therapeutic implications. Stabilizing the GDP-bound state may inhibit LRRK2 by maintaining autoinhibition, whereas promoting the GTP-bound state could be advantageous in specific cellular contexts, such as the lung, where increased LRRK2 kinase activity may play protective or regulatory roles.

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PMCPMC13252133

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