Genetic correction of a lrrk2 mutation in human iPSCs links parkinsonian neurodegeneration to ERK-dependent changes in gene expression

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Contributors

  • Peter Reinhardt - , Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine (Author)
  • Benjamin Schmid - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Lena F. Burbulla - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • David C. Schöndorf - , University of Tübingen, University of Münster (Author)
  • Lydia Wagner - , Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine (Author)
  • Michael Glatza - , Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine (Author)
  • Susanne Höing - , Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine (Author)
  • Gunnar Hargus - , Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, University of Münster (Author)
  • Susanna A. Heck - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Ashutosh Dhingra - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Guangming Wu - , Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine (Author)
  • Stephan Müller - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Kathrin Brockmann - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Torsten Kluba - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Martina Maisel - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Rejko Krüger - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Daniela Berg - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Yaroslav Tsytsyura - , University of Münster (Author)
  • Cora S. Thiel - , University of Münster (Author)
  • Olympia Ekaterini Psathaki - , Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine (Author)
  • Jürgen Klingauf - , University of Münster (Author)
  • Tanja Kuhlmann - , University of Münster (Author)
  • Marlene Klewin - , Lead Discovery Center GmbH (Author)
  • Heiko Müller - , Lead Discovery Center GmbH (Author)
  • Thomas Gasser - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Hans R. Schöler - , Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, University of Münster (Author)
  • Jared Lynn Sterneckert - , Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine (Author)

Abstract

The LRRK2 mutation G2019S is the most common genetic cause of Parkinson's disease (PD). To better understand the link between mutant LRRK2 and PD pathology, we derived induced pluripotent stem cells from PD patients harboring LRRK2 G2019S and then specifically corrected the mutant LRRK2 allele. We demonstrate that gene correction resulted in phenotypic rescue in differentiated neurons and uncovered expression changes associated with LRRK2 G2019S. We found that LRRK2 G2019S induced dysregulation of CPNE8, MAP7, UHRF2, ANXA1, and CADPS2. Knockdown experiments demonstrated that four of these genes contribute to dopaminergic neurodegeneration. LRRK2 G2019S induced increased extracellular-signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK) phosphorylation. Transcriptional dysregulation of CADPS2, CPNE8, and UHRF2 was dependent on ERK activity. We show that multiple PD-associated phenotypes were ameliorated by inhibition of ERK. Therefore, our results provide mechanistic insight into the pathogenesis induced by mutant LRRK2 and pointers for the development of potential new therapeutics.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)354-367
Number of pages14
JournalCell stem cell
Volume12
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 7 Mar 2013
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMed 23472874
ORCID /0000-0002-7688-3124/work/142250044