Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 impairs the release sites of Parkinson's disease vulnerable dopamine axons
Chuyu Chen, Qianzi He, Giulia Tombesi, Eve Napier, Matthew Jaconelli, Oscar Andrés Moreno-Ramos, Hannah Serio, Yahaira Naaldijk, Vanessa Promes, Amanda K. Schneeweis, Kaitlyn Quinn, Christopher Nasios, Elisa Greggio, Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy, Daniel Arango, , Loukia Parisiadou
This study identifies LRRK2's role in impairing dopamine axon release sites in Parkinson's disease, leading to reduced dopamine release and synaptic dysfunction.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · Jul 28, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience