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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Evidence of LRRK2 haplotypes associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) risk was recently found in the Chinese population from Singapore, and a common LRRK2 missense variant, Gly2385Arg, was independently detected as a putative risk factor for PD in the Chinese population from Taiwan. To test the association between the Gly2385Arg variant in a large case-control sample of Chinese ethnicity from Singapore, and to perform functional studies of the wild type and Gly2385Arg LRRK2 protein in human cell lines. In a case-control study involving 989 Chinese subjects, the frequency of the heterozygous Gly2385Arg genotype was higher in PD compared to controls (7.3 vs. 3.6%, odds ratio = 2.1, 95% CI: 1.1-3.9, P = 0.014); these values yield an estimated population attributable risk (PAR) of approximately 4%. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis with the disease group (PD vs. controls) as the dependent variable and the genotype as an independent factor with adjustments made for the effect of age and gender, the heterozygous Gly2385Arg genotype remained associated with an increased risk of PD compared to wild type genotype (odds ratio = 2.67, 95% CI: 1.43-4.99, P = 0.002). The glycine at position 2385 is a candidate site for N-myristoylation, and the Gly2385Arg variant replaces the hydrophobic glycine with the hydrophilic arginine, and increases the net positive charge of the LRRK2 WD40 domain. In transfection studies, we demonstrated that both the wild type and Gly2385Arg variant LRRK2 protein localize to the cytoplasm and form aggregates. However, under condition of oxidative stress, the Gly2385Arg variant was more toxic and associated with a higher rate of apoptosis. Our study lends support to the contention that the Gly2385Arg is a common risk factor for PD in the Chinese population. Our bioinformatics and in-vitro studies also suggest that the Gly2385Arg variant is biologically relevant and it might act through pro-apoptotic mechanisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0340-6717
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
120
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
857-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Amino Acid Substitution, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Asian Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Parkinson Disease, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Singapore, pubmed-meshheading:17019612-Transfection
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
The LRRK2 Gly2385Arg variant is associated with Parkinson's disease: genetic and functional evidence.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore, Singapore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't