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Molecular Neurodegeneration
Published in: Molecular Neurodegeneration 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Research article

Loss of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 causes age-dependent bi-phasic alterations of the autophagy pathway

Authors: Youren Tong, Emilie Giaime, Hiroo Yamaguchi, Takaharu Ichimura, Yumin Liu, Huiqing Si, Huaibin Cai, Joseph V Bonventre, Jie Shen

Published in: Molecular Neurodegeneration | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

Dominantly inherited missense mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are the most common genetic cause of Parkinson's disease, but its normal physiological function remains unclear. We previously reported that loss of LRRK2 causes impairment of protein degradation pathways as well as increases of apoptotic cell death and inflammatory responses in the kidney of aged mice.

Results

Our analysis of LRRK2-/- kidneys at multiple ages, such as 1, 4, 7, and 20 months, revealed unique age-dependent development of a variety of molecular, cellular, and ultrastructural changes. Gross morphological abnormalities of the kidney, including altered size, weight, texture, and color, are evident in LRRK2-/- mice at 3-4 months of age, along with increased accumulation of autofluorescent granules in proximal renal tubules. The ratio of kidney/body weight in LRRK2-/- mice is increased at 1, 4, and 7 months of age (~10% at 1 month, and ~20% at 4 and 7 months), whereas the ratio is drastically decreased at 20 months of age (~50%). While kidney filtration function evaluated by levels of blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine is not significantly affected in LRRK2-/- mice at 12-14 months of age, expression of kidney injury molecule-1, a sensitive and specific biomarker for epithelial cell injury of proximal renal tubules, is up-regulated (~10-fold). Surprisingly, loss of LRRK2 causes age-dependent bi-phasic alterations of the autophagic activity in LRRK2-/- kidneys, which is unchanged at 1 month of age, enhanced at 7 months but reduced at 20 months, as evidenced by corresponding changes in the levels of LC3-I/II, a reliable autophagy marker, and p62, an autophagy substrate. Levels of α-synuclein and protein carbonyls, a general oxidative damage marker, are also decreased in LRRK2-/- kidneys at 7 months of age but increased at 20 months. Interestingly, the age-dependent bi-phasic alterations in autophagic activity in LRRK2-/- kidneys is accompanied by increased levels of lysosomal proteins and proteases at 1, 7, and 20 months of age as well as progressive accumulation of autolysosomes and lipofuscin granules at 4, 7-10, and 20 months of age.

Conclusions

LRRK2 is important for the dynamic regulation of autophagy function in vivo.
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Metadata
Title
Loss of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 causes age-dependent bi-phasic alterations of the autophagy pathway
Authors
Youren Tong
Emilie Giaime
Hiroo Yamaguchi
Takaharu Ichimura
Yumin Liu
Huiqing Si
Huaibin Cai
Joseph V Bonventre
Jie Shen
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Molecular Neurodegeneration / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1750-1326
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1750-1326-7-2

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