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Distinct Roles for RAB10 and RAB29 in Pathogenic LRRK2-Mediated Endolysosomal Trafficking Alterations

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Rivero-Ríos, Pilar, Romo-Lozano, Maria, Fernández, Belén, Fdez, Elena, Hilfiker, Sabine·2020·Cells

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Abstract

Mutations in the gene encoding leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) cause familial Parkinson’s disease, and sequence variations are associated with the sporadic form of the disease. LRRK2 phosphorylates a subset of RAB proteins implicated in secretory and recycling trafficking pathways, including RAB8A and RAB10. Another RAB protein, RAB29, has been reported to recruit LRRK2 to the Golgi, where it stimulates its kinase activity. Our previous studies revealed that G2019S LRRK2 expression or knockdown of RAB8A deregulate epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) trafficking, with a concomitant accumulation of the receptor in a RAB4-positive recycling compartment. Here, we show that the G2019S LRRK2-mediated EGFR deficits are mimicked by knockdown of RAB10 and rescued by expression of active RAB10. By contrast, RAB29 knockdown is without effect, but expression of RAB29 also rescues the pathogenic LRRK2-mediated trafficking deficits independently of Golgi integrity. Our data suggest that G2019S LRRK2 deregulates endolysosomal trafficking by impairing the function of RAB8A and RAB10, while RAB29 positively modulates non-Golgi-related trafficking events impaired by pathogenic LRRK2.

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In HeLa cells, pathogenic G2019S LRRK2 impairs EGFR endolysosomal trafficking by inactivating RAB10 (and RAB8A), while RAB29 expression rescues these deficits independently of Golgi integrity. The data support a model in which RAB8A/RAB10 loss-of-function reduces active RAB7A and causes EGF accumulation in a RAB4-positive recycling compartment.

Key findings

  • G2019S LRRK2 expression reduced fluorescent EGF surface binding at 4 °C and impaired degradation of internalized EGF at 37 °C; active RAB10-Q68L fully rescued both, whereas wild-type or inactive RAB10-T23N did not.
  • RAB10 knockdown (25 nM siRNA) mimicked G2019S LRRK2 deficits, significantly decreasing EGF binding and EGFR degradation; siRNA-resistant RAB10 rescued, and active RAB7A-Q67L also rescued. RAB10 knockdown reduced endogenous active GTP-bound RAB7 in GST-RILP pulldowns and caused EGF accumulation in a RAB4-positive compartment.
  • RAB8A and RAB10 appeared functionally redundant: active RAB8A rescued RAB10-knockdown deficits, and active RAB10 rescued RAB8A-knockdown deficits.
  • RAB29 expression rescued G2019S LRRK2-mediated EGF binding/degradation deficits and RAB4 accumulation; RAB29 knockdown had no effect on EGFR trafficking, and brefeldin A did not prevent rescue. Higher RAB29 expression recruited LRRK2 to the Golgi and failed to rescue.

Methods

  • HeLa cells were transfected with flag-tagged G2019S LRRK2 and GFP-tagged RAB variants or siRNA (25 nM); EGFR trafficking was measured by fluorescent EGF binding at 4 °C and uptake/degradation at 37 °C at 10 and 30 min, with 20–80 cells analyzed per condition. Colocalization with GFP-RAB4 was quantified in 15–20 cells using Mander’s coefficient.
  • Confocal microscopy, Western blotting, and GST-RILP pulldown assays for active RAB7 were used; statistical analysis was one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test, significance set at p < 0.05.

Limitations

  • Stated: RAB29 knockdown was incomplete and/or transient, so the lack of an EGFR trafficking effect may not exclude a role; future work is needed in dopaminergic neurons or other disease-relevant cell types and with RAB29-specific antibodies; the link between RAB29, LRRK2, and Parkinson’s disease etiology remains unresolved.
  • Evident from the text: all experiments used HeLa cells with overexpression and siRNA, not patient neurons or in vivo models; EGFR was the only cargo analyzed; the proposed RAB cascade linking RAB8A/RAB10 inactivation to decreased RAB7A activity is speculative and not directly demonstrated.

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  • Findingown data

    Knockdown of RAB10 was associated with redistribution of EGF into a vesicular recycling compartment colocalizing with RAB4, which was rescued upon active RAB7A expression.

    “knockdown of RAB10 was associated with the redistribution of EGF into a vesicular recycling compartment colocalizing with RAB4, which was rescued upon active RAB7A expression (Figure S3).”
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  • Findingown data

    Brefeldin A treatment did not interfere with the RAB29-mediated rescue of the deficits in EGF binding and EGFR degradation owing to G2019S LRRK2.

    “it did not interfere with the RAB29-mediated rescue of the deficits in EGF binding and EGFR degradation owing to the presence of G2019S LRRK2 (Figure 6C,D).”
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  • Findingown data

    The reported recruitment of LRRK2 to the Golgi complex by RAB29 is only observed when RAB29 is overexpressed to a larger extent.

    “Finally, our data show that the reported recruitment of LRRK2 to the Golgi complex by RAB29 [23,54,55,56] is only observed when RAB29 is overexpressed to a larger extent.”
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    • cites [23] Beilina, 2014, Unbiased screen for interactors of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 supports a common pathway for sporadic and familial Parkinson disease, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA source

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    • cites [54] Liu, 2018, LRRK2 phosphorylates membrane-bound Rabs and is activated by GTP-bound Rab7L1 to promote recruitment to the trans-Golgi network, Hum. Mol. Genet. source

      Checked before — its earlier verdict is held back until a new check runs.

    • cites [55] Fdez, 2018, RAB7L1-Mediated Relocalization of LRRK2 to the Golgi Complex Causes Centrosomal Deficits via RAB8A, Front. Mol. Neurosci. source

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    • cites [56] Purlyte, 2018, Rab29 activation of the Parkinson’s disease-associated LRRK2 kinase, EMBO J. source

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  • Findingown data

    Knockdown of RAB29 was without effect on EGF binding and EGFR degradation.

    “Knockdown of RAB29 was without effect on EGF binding and EGFR degradation (Figure S7A–D)”
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      “By contrast, RAB29 knockdown is without effect”
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  • Findingown data

    A siRNA-resistant version of RAB10, but not wildtype siRNA-sensitive RAB10, rescued the effect of RAB10 knockdown on EGF binding and EGFR trafficking.

    “A siRNA-resistant version of RAB10, but not wildtype siRNA-sensitive RAB10, rescued the effect of RAB10 knockdown on EGF binding and EGFR trafficking (Figure 2E–G)”
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    Premisecitation

    Recent phosphoproteomic analyses identified RAB3, RAB8, RAB10, RAB12, RAB35, and RAB43 as endogenous substrates for LRRK2 activity.

    “Recent phosphoproteomic analyses identified a small subset of RAB GTPases (RAB3, RAB8, RAB10, RAB12, RAB35, and RAB43) as endogenous substrates for the LRRK2 activity [12].”
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    • cites [12] Steger, 2017, Systematic proteomic analysis of LRRK2-mediated rab GTPase phosphorylation establishes a connection to ciliogenesis, Elife source
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    Premisecitation

    Most endogenous LRRK2 is not present on the Golgi complex, and phospho-RAB8A/RAB10 is not trapped on the Golgi complex under normal conditions.

    “This is consistent with findings indicating that most endogenous LRRK2 is not present on the Golgi complex, and that phospho-RAB8A/RAB10 is not trapped on the Golgi complex under normal conditions either [39,55,57].”
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    • cites [39] Fdez, 2019, RAB8, RAB10 and RILPL1 contribute to both LRRK2 kinase–mediated centrosomal cohesion and ciliogenesis deficits, Hum. Mol. Genet. source

      The Results section reports that phospho-RAB8/10 accumulates around centrosomes in cells expressing pathogenic LRRK2, but does not assess whether it is trapped on the Golgi under normal conditions. Searches for Golgi localization and endogenous LRRK2 did not find a passage establishing where most endogenous LRRK2 resides; the Golgi mentions found were an antibody in Methods and a reference title. Page numbers were unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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    • cites [55] Fdez, 2018, RAB7L1-Mediated Relocalization of LRRK2 to the Golgi Complex Causes Centrosomal Deficits via RAB8A, Front. Mol. Neurosci. source

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    • cites [57] Gomez, 2019, Membrane association but not identity is required for LRRK2 activation and phosphorylation of Rab GTPases, J. Cell Biol. source

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    Premisecitation

    RAB8 and RAB10 can cooperatively regulate other vesicular trafficking pathways including basolateral sorting, neurite outgrowth, and ciliogenesis.

    “and with previous reports showing that RAB8 and RAB10 can cooperatively regulate other vesicular trafficking pathways including basolateral sorting, neurite outgrowth, and ciliogenesis [42,43,44,45].”
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    • cites [42] Sato, 2014, Rab8a and Rab8b are essential for several apical transport pathways but insufficient for ciliogenesis, J. Cell Sci.

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

    • cites [43] Schuck, 2007, Rab10 is Involved in Basolateral Transport in Polarized Madin–Darby Canine Kidney Cells, Traffic source
    • cites [44] Homma, 2016, Rabin8 regulates neurite outgrowth in both GEF activity-dependent and -independent manners, Mol. Biol. Cell source

      The Results section (‘Both Rab8 and Rab10 are involved in neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells’; page unavailable) reports that inhibiting either impairs neurite outgrowth, while suggesting they act independently on different recycling endosomes. The Discussion (‘A Rab cascade on REs and its role during neurite outgrowth’; page unavailable) proposes that Rabin8 activates both; it only speculates about a Rab10 cascade in ciliogenesis and does not establish cooperative Rab8–Rab10 regulation of basolateral sorting. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    • cites [45] Tao, 2019, Golgi-resident TRIO regulates membrane trafficking during neurite outgrowth, J. Biol. Chem. source

      In “RAB8/RAB10 activation is required for TRIO-mediated neurite outgrowth” (page unavailable), the paper reports that reducing either RAB8 or RAB10 inhibits neurite outgrowth in cerebellar granule neurons. This supports their shared involvement in neurite outgrowth, but our copy does not establish that they cooperatively regulate basolateral sorting or ciliogenesis. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    Findingown data

    The endolysosomal deficits mediated by pathogenic LRRK2 are mimicked by knockdown of RAB10 and rescued by expression of active RAB10.

    “In the present study, we find that the endolysosomal deficits mediated by pathogenic LRRK2 are mimicked by knockdown of RAB10 and rescued by expression of active RAB10.”
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    Findingown data

    The endolysosomal trafficking deficits mediated by knockdown of RAB10 are rescued by expression of active RAB8A, and the deficits mediated by knockdown of RAB8A are rescued by expression of active RAB10.

    “In addition, the endolysosomal trafficking deficits mediated by knockdown of RAB10 are rescued by expression of active RAB8A and vice versa.”
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    Findingcitation

    The deficits in endolysosomal trafficking/degradation of the EGFR caused by RAB10 inactivation are accompanied by accumulation of the receptor in a RAB4-positive recycling compartment and by a decrease in the levels of active, GTP-bound RAB7A.

    “The deficits in endolysosomal trafficking/degradation of the EGFR by RAB10 inactivation are accompanied by the accumulation of the receptor in a RAB4-positive recycling compartment, and by a decrease in the levels of active, GTP-bound RAB7A, identical to what we previously described for pathogenic LRRK2 expression or knockdown of RAB8A [30,31].”
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    • cites [30] Fdez, 2014, LRRK2 delays degradative receptor trafficking by impeding late endosomal budding through decreasing Rab7 activity, Hum. Mol. Genet. source
    • cites [31] Thomas, 2019, The G2019S variant of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) alters endolysosomal trafficking by impairing the function of the GTPase RAB8A, J. Biol. Chem. source

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    Findingown data

    GFP-tagged RAB29 largely colocalized with a Golgi marker, and coexpression with G2019S LRRK2 did not result in efficient recruitment of LRRK2 to the Golgi complex.

    “while GFP-tagged RAB29 largely colocalized with a Golgi marker, coexpression of RAB29 with flag-tagged G2019S LRRK2 revealed that this did not result in the efficient recruitment of LRRK2 to the Golgi complex (Figure 5A).”
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    Findingown data

    When co-expressed with pathogenic G2019S LRRK2, active RAB10-Q68L fully rescued the decrease in EGF binding and the impairment in EGFR degradation, which was not observed with wildtype RAB10 or inactive RAB10 variant.

    “when co-expressed with pathogenic G2019S LRRK2, active RAB10-Q68L fully rescued the decrease in EGF binding and the impairment in EGFR degradation, which was not observed with wildtype RAB10 or with the inactive RAB10 variant (Figure 1C,D)”
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    Findingown data

    G2019S LRRK2 expression reduces EGF binding at 4°C and impairs clearance/degradation of internalized fluorescent EGF at 37°C.

    “expression of flag-tagged G2019S LRRK2 reduced the binding of fluorescent EGF at 4 °C, and impaired the clearance/degradation of internalized fluorescent EGF upon incubation of cells at 37 °C (Figure 1A–D).”
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    Premisecitation

    The G2019S mutation in LRRK2 increases its kinase activity in vitro and in vivo.

    “the most prominent pathogenic mutation (G2019S) situated within the kinase domain increases its activity in vitro as well as in vivo”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 8 sources checked
    • cites [4] Greggio, 2006, Kinase activity is required for the toxic effects of mutant LRRK2/dardarin, Neurobiol. Dis. source
    • cites [5] Smith, 2006, Kinase activity of mutant LRRK2 mediates neuronal toxicity, Nat. Neurosci. source
    • cites [6] Jaleel, 2007, LRRK2 phosphorylates moesin at threonine-558: characterization of how Parkinson’s disease mutants affect kinase activity, Biochem. J. source

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    • cites [7] West, 2007, Parkinson’s disease-associated mutations in LRRK2 link enhanced GTP-binding and kinase activities to neuronal toxicity, Hum. Mol. Genet. source
    • cites [8] Delgado, 2007, Mechanistic insight into the dominant mode of the Parkinson’s disease-associated G2019S LRRK2 mutation, Hum. Mol. Genet. source
    • cites [9] Lee, 2010, Inhibitors of leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 protect against models of Parkinson’s disease, Nat. Med. source

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    • cites [10] Stafa, K., Trancikova, A., Webber, P.J., Glauser, L., West, A.B., and Moore, D.J. (2012). GTPase activity and neuronal toxicity of parkinson’s disease-associated LRRK2 is regulated by ArfGAP1. PLoS Genet., 8. source

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    • cites [11] Hatcher, 2017, Small-Molecule Inhibitors of LRRK2, Adv Neurobiol. source
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    Premisecitation

    Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are a common cause of familial Parkinson's disease and are also observed in sporadic Parkinson's disease patients.

    “Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are a common cause of familial Parkinson’s disease (PD) and are also observed in sporadic PD patients, indicating a key role for LRRK2 across the entire disease spectrum [1,2,3].”
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    • cites [1] Alessi, 2018, LRRK2 kinase in Parkinson’s disease, Science source

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    • cites [2] Schulte, 2009, Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson’s disease, Nat. Genet. source

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    • cites [3] Kluss, 2019, LRRK2 links genetic and sporadic Parkinson’s disease, Biochem. Soc. Trans. source

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  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Premisecitation

    Previous studies indicate that RAB29 colocalizes and interacts with RAB8, and regulates receptor recycling in T cells as well as the trafficking of endosome-derived ciliary cargo at the base of the cilium.

    “Indeed, previous studies indicate that RAB29 colocalizes and interacts with RAB8, and regulates receptor recycling in T cells as well as the trafficking of endosome-derived ciliary cargo at the base of the cilium [75].”
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    • cites [75] Onnis, 2015, The small GTPase Rab29 is a common regulator of immune synapse assembly and ciliogenesis, Cell Death Differ. source

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    Interpretationown data

    G2019S LRRK2 deregulates endolysosomal trafficking by impairing function of RAB8A and RAB10, while RAB29 positively modulates non-Golgi-related trafficking events impaired by pathogenic LRRK2.

    “Our data suggest that G2019S LRRK2 deregulates endolysosomal trafficking by impairing the function of RAB8A and RAB10, while RAB29 positively modulates non-Golgi-related trafficking events impaired by pathogenic LRRK2.”
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    • The authors state this as an assumption: The precise mechanisms linking LRRK2 to the endolysosomal system remain poorly defined.
    • The authors state this as an assumption: The link between RAB10 and the endolysosomal trafficking deficits owing to pathogenic LRRK2 remains unknown.
    • The authors state this as an assumption: How variants in the PARK16 locus influence Parkinson's disease risk remains unclear.
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    Premisecitation

    Knockdown or knockout of RAB29 causes deficits in retrograde sorting events between the late endosome and the Golgi complex, which is crucial for the correct trafficking of lysosomal enzymes and associated with defects in lysosomal homeostasis.

    “However, knockdown or knockout of RAB29 causes deficits in retrograde sorting events between the late endosome and the Golgi complex, which is crucial for the correct trafficking of lysosomal enzymes and associated with defects in lysosomal homeostasis [22,27,74].”
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    • cites [22] MacLeod, 2013, RAB7L1 Interacts with LRRK2 to Modify Intraneuronal Protein Sorting and Parkinson’s Disease Risk, Neuron source
    • cites [27] Beilina, 2020, The Parkinson’s Disease Protein LRRK2 Interacts with the GARP Complex to Promote Retrograde Transport to the trans-Golgi Network, Cell Rep. source

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    • cites [74] Kuwahara, 2016, LRRK2 and RAB7L1 coordinately regulate axonal morphology and lysosome integrity in diverse cellular contexts, Sci. Rep. source

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    Premisecitation

    RAB10 is widely expressed in peripheral tissues and brain, present in all cell types, and localized to a tubular perinuclear endocytic recycling compartment partially overlapping with RAB8A.

    “It is widely expressed in peripheral tissues as well as in the brain, where it is present in all cell types [36], and localized to a tubular perinuclear endocytic recycling compartment partially overlapping with RAB8A [37,38,39,40].”
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    • cites [36] Zhang, 2016, Purification and Characterization of Progenitor and Mature Human Astrocytes Reveals Transcriptional and Functional Differences with Mouse, Neuron source
    • cites [37] Babbey, 2006, Rab10 Regulates Membrane Transport through Early Endosomes of Polarized Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells, Mol. Biol. Cell source
    • cites [38] Roland, 2009, Alternative Splicing in Class V Myosins Determines Association with Rab10, J. Biol. Chem. source

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    • cites [39] Fdez, 2019, RAB8, RAB10 and RILPL1 contribute to both LRRK2 kinase–mediated centrosomal cohesion and ciliogenesis deficits, Hum. Mol. Genet. source
    • cites [40] Etoh, 2019, Rab10 regulates tubular endosome formation through KIF13A and KIF13B motors, J. Cell Sci. source
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    Interpretationown data

    Impairing function of either RAB8A or RAB10 causes endolysosomal trafficking deficits identical to G2019S LRRK2 expression, associated with decrease in RAB7 activity and culminating in accumulation of EGF in a non-degradative RAB4-positive recycling compartment.

    “Thus, impairing the function of either RAB8A or RAB10 causes endolysosomal trafficking deficits identical to G2019S LRRK2 expression, which are associated with a decrease in RAB7 activity and culminate in the accumulation of EGF in a non-degradative, RAB4-positive recycling compartment.”
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    Premisecitation

    Pathogenic G2019S LRRK2 expression causes deficits in Golgi-lysosome-related sorting events, which are mimicked by knockdown of RAB29 and rescued by RAB29 overexpression, and decreased RAB29 levels correlate with increased Parkinson's disease risk.

    “pathogenic G2019S LRRK2 expression causes deficits in Golgi-lysosome-related sorting events, which are mimicked by knockdown of RAB29 and rescued by RAB29 overexpression, respectively, and transcriptome and protein analyses indicate that decreased RAB29 levels correlate with increased PD risk [22].”
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    • cites [22] MacLeod, 2013, RAB7L1 Interacts with LRRK2 to Modify Intraneuronal Protein Sorting and Parkinson’s Disease Risk, Neuron source
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    Premisecitation

    Other studies reported a physical interaction between LRRK2 and RAB29, and when overexpressed, RAB29 can recruit LRRK2 to the Golgi network.

    “Other studies have reported a physical interaction between LRRK2 and RAB29, and when overexpressed, RAB29 can recruit LRRK2 to the Golgi network [23,54,55,56].”
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    • cites [23] Beilina, 2014, Unbiased screen for interactors of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 supports a common pathway for sporadic and familial Parkinson disease, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA source

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    • cites [54] Liu, 2018, LRRK2 phosphorylates membrane-bound Rabs and is activated by GTP-bound Rab7L1 to promote recruitment to the trans-Golgi network, Hum. Mol. Genet. source

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    • cites [55] Fdez, 2018, RAB7L1-Mediated Relocalization of LRRK2 to the Golgi Complex Causes Centrosomal Deficits via RAB8A, Front. Mol. Neurosci. source

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    • cites [56] Purlyte, 2018, Rab29 activation of the Parkinson’s disease-associated LRRK2 kinase, EMBO J. source

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    Premisecitation

    Transcriptome analysis suggests that RAB29 risk variants correlate with a decrease in RAB29 expression levels.

    “and with transcriptome analysis suggesting that RAB29 risk variants correlate with a decrease in RAB29 expression levels [22].”
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    • cites [22] MacLeod, 2013, RAB7L1 Interacts with LRRK2 to Modify Intraneuronal Protein Sorting and Parkinson’s Disease Risk, Neuron source
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    Premisecitation

    Pathogenic LRRK2 expression impairs endolysosomal degradative trafficking and endocytic recycling of EGFR, with decreased active GTP-bound RAB7A and accumulation of the receptor in a RAB4-positive recycling compartment.

    “Pathogenic LRRK2 expression was found to impair the endolysosomal degradative trafficking as well as the endocytic recycling of the EGFR, with a concomitant decrease in the levels of active, GTP-bound RAB7A, and an accumulation of the receptor in a RAB4-positive recycling compartment [30,31].”
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    • cites [30] Fdez, 2014, LRRK2 delays degradative receptor trafficking by impeding late endosomal budding through decreasing Rab7 activity, Hum. Mol. Genet. source
    • cites [31] Thomas, 2019, The G2019S variant of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) alters endolysosomal trafficking by impairing the function of the GTPase RAB8A, J. Biol. Chem. source

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    Premisecitation

    RAB29-mediated recruitment stimulates LRRK2 kinase activity and causes accumulation of phospho-RABs in the same membrane compartment, likely because phospho-proteins are unable to be extracted by GDI.

    “Such recruitment stimulates the LRRK2 kinase activity and causes an accumulation of phospho-RABs in the same membrane compartment, likely because the phospho-proteins are unable to be extracted by GDI [56,57].”
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    • cites [56] Purlyte, 2018, Rab29 activation of the Parkinson’s disease-associated LRRK2 kinase, EMBO J. source

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    • cites [57] Gomez, 2019, Membrane association but not identity is required for LRRK2 activation and phosphorylation of Rab GTPases, J. Cell Biol. source

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    Study design and conductown data

    Brefeldin A treatment caused perinuclear dispersal of a Golgi marker as well as of GFP-RAB29.

    “while BFA treatment caused the perinuclear dispersal of a Golgi marker as well as of GFP-RAB29 (Figure 6A,B)”
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    Interpretationcitation

    Deficits in the trafficking/degradation of the EGFR may not have been evident owing to the incomplete and/or transient nature of the RAB29 knockdown, because alterations in the correct processing of lysosomal hydrolases have only been described in RAB29 knockout contexts, and may thus only arise as a consequence of the prolonged missorting of cargo.

    “Deficits in the trafficking/degradation of the EGFR may not have been evident owing to the incomplete and/or transient nature of the RAB29 knockdown, because alterations in the correct processing of lysosomal hydrolases have only been described in RAB29 knockout contexts, and may thus only arise as a consequence of the prolonged missorting of cargo [27,74].”
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    • cites [27] Beilina, 2020, The Parkinson’s Disease Protein LRRK2 Interacts with the GARP Complex to Promote Retrograde Transport to the trans-Golgi Network, Cell Rep. source

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    • cites [74] Kuwahara, 2016, LRRK2 and RAB7L1 coordinately regulate axonal morphology and lysosome integrity in diverse cellular contexts, Sci. Rep. source

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    Premisecitation

    RAB10 serves as a prominent LRRK2 kinase substrate in all cell lines and tissues analyzed.

    “RAB10 serves as a prominent LRRK2 kinase substrate in all cell lines and tissues analyzed [12,18,32,33,34,35].”
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    • cites [12] Steger, 2017, Systematic proteomic analysis of LRRK2-mediated rab GTPase phosphorylation establishes a connection to ciliogenesis, Elife source
    • cites [18] Steger, 2016, Phosphoproteomics reveals that Parkinson’s disease kinase LRRK2 regulates a subset of Rab GTPases, Elife source
    • cites [32] Fdez, 2019, Centrosomal cohesion deficits as cellular biomarker in lymphoblastoid cell lines from LRRK2 Parkinson’s disease patients, Biochem. J. source

      Checked before — its earlier verdict is held back until a new check runs.

    • cites [33] Lis, 2018, Development of phospho-specific Rab protein antibodies to monitor in vivo activity of the LRRK2 Parkinson’s disease kinase, Biochem. J. source
    • cites [34] Fan, 2018, Interrogating Parkinson’s disease LRRK2 kinase pathway activity by assessing Rab10 phosphorylation in human neutrophils, Biochem. J. source
    • cites [35] Atashrazm, 2019, LRRK2-mediated Rab10 phosphorylation in immune cells from Parkinson’s disease patients, Mov. Disord. source
  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Interpretationown data

    The RAB29-mediated recruitment of LRRK2 to the Golgi complex is only evident upon higher expression levels, and is associated with impairment of the RAB29-mediated rescue of endolysosomal trafficking deficits owing to G2019S LRRK2 expression.

    “the RAB29-mediated recruitment of LRRK2 to the Golgi complex is only evident upon higher expression levels, and is associated with an impairment of the RAB29-mediated rescue of the endolysosomal trafficking deficits owing to G2019S LRRK2 expression.”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Premisecitation

    RAB10 modulates a variety of membrane trafficking events including exocytic polarized targeting and endocytic recycling, and can perform functions partially redundant with RAB8A.

    “RAB10 has been described to modulate a variety of membrane trafficking events including exocytic polarized targeting and endocytic recycling events [41], and can perform functions partially redundant with those of RAB8A [42,43,44,45].”
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    • cites [41] Chua, 2018, Rab 10—A traffic controller in multiple cellular pathways and locations, J. Cell. Physiol. source

      Checked before — its earlier verdict is held back until a new check runs.

    • cites [42] Sato, 2014, Rab8a and Rab8b are essential for several apical transport pathways but insufficient for ciliogenesis, J. Cell Sci.

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

    • cites [43] Schuck, 2007, Rab10 is Involved in Basolateral Transport in Polarized Madin–Darby Canine Kidney Cells, Traffic source
    • cites [44] Homma, 2016, Rabin8 regulates neurite outgrowth in both GEF activity-dependent and -independent manners, Mol. Biol. Cell source

      Checked before — its earlier verdict is held back until a new check runs.

    • cites [45] Tao, 2019, Golgi-resident TRIO regulates membrane trafficking during neurite outgrowth, J. Biol. Chem. source

      Checked before — its earlier verdict is held back until a new check runs.

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    Study design and conductown data

    Knockdown of RAB10 caused a pronounced decrease in RAB10 protein levels 48 h post-transfection, while steady-state levels of RAB8A and RAB7A remained unchanged.

    “Knockdown of RAB10 caused a pronounced decrease in RAB10 protein levels 48 h post-transfection (Figure 2A,B), while the steady-state levels of several other RAB proteins including RAB8A (Figure 2A,B) or RAB7A remained unchanged (Figure S2).”
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  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Premisecitation

    All alterations due to pathogenic LRRK2 expression were mimicked by knockdown of RAB8A and rescued by expression of active RAB8A, suggesting they are mediated at least in part by RAB8A inactivation.

    “All alterations due to pathogenic LRRK2 expression were mimicked by knockdown of RAB8A and rescued by expression of active RAB8A, suggesting that they are mediated, at least in part, by RAB8A inactivation [31].”
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    • cites [31] Thomas, 2019, The G2019S variant of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) alters endolysosomal trafficking by impairing the function of the GTPase RAB8A, J. Biol. Chem. source

      Checked before — its earlier verdict is held back until a new check runs.

  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Premisecitation

    Interfering with the integrity/function of the RAB8-positive early recycling compartment causes impaired degradation of the EGFR, which consequently accumulates in a RAB4-positive recycling compartment.

    “and interfering with the integrity/function of the RAB8-positive early recycling compartment causes impaired degradation of the EGFR, which consequently accumulates in a RAB4-positive recycling compartment [65].”
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    • cites [65] Braun, 2015, The Rho-specific GAP protein DLC3 coordinates endocytic membrane trafficking, J. Cell Sci. source
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Premisecitation

    RAB29 is contained within the PARK16 locus, which is linked to Parkinson's disease.

    “RAB29 is contained within the PARK16 locus, which is linked to Parkinson’s disease”
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    • cites [2] Schulte, 2009, Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson’s disease, Nat. Genet. source

      Checked before — its earlier verdict is held back until a new check runs.

    • cites [46] Tucci, 2010, Genetic variability at the PARK16 locus, Eur. J. Hum. Genet. source

      Checked before — its earlier verdict is held back until a new check runs.

    • cites [47] Dahary, 2012, Association of Sequence Alterations in the Putative Promoter of RAB7L1 With a Reduced Parkinson Disease Risk, Arch. Neurol. source
    • cites [48] Guo, 2014, An association analysis of the rs1572931 polymorphism of the RAB7L1 gene in Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple system atrophy in China, Eur. J. Neurol. source
    • cites [49] Rengmark, 2015, Fine mapping and resequencing of the PARK16 locus in Parkinson’s disease, J. Hum. Genet. source
    • cites [50] Khaligh, 2017, RAB7L1 promoter polymorphism and risk of Parkinson’s disease; a case-control study, Neurol. Res. source
    • cites [51] He, 2017, Association between PARK16 and Parkinson’s disease: A meta-analysis, Neurosci. Lett. source
    • cites [52] Goudarzian, 2015, The rs1572931 polymorphism of the RAB7L1 gene promoter is associated with reduced risk of Parkinson’s disease, Neurol. Res. source
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    Premisecitation

    Variants within the RAB29 and LRRK2 loci seem to impact Parkinson's disease in a non-additive manner, suggesting the two proteins function in a common cellular pathway.

    “Variants within the RAB29 and the LRRK2 locus seem to impact PD in a non-additive manner [22,49,53], suggesting that the two proteins function in a common cellular pathway.”
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    • cites [22] MacLeod, 2013, RAB7L1 Interacts with LRRK2 to Modify Intraneuronal Protein Sorting and Parkinson’s Disease Risk, Neuron source
    • cites [49] Rengmark, 2015, Fine mapping and resequencing of the PARK16 locus in Parkinson’s disease, J. Hum. Genet. source
    • cites [53] Heckman, 2013, GWAS risk factors in Parkinson’s disease: LRRK2 coding variation and genetic interaction with PARK16, Am. J. Neurodegener. Dis.
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    Interpretationown data

    The LRRK2-mediated endolysosomal trafficking deficits are neither mimicked by RAB29 inactivation nor dependent on Golgi integrity.

    “suggesting that the LRRK2-mediated endolysosomal trafficking deficits are neither mimicked by RAB29 inactivation nor dependent on Golgi integrity.”
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    Premisecitation

    Expression of a dominant-negative RAB4 construct alters both endocytic recycling and degradation events.

    “For example, expression of a dominant-negative RAB4 construct alters both endocytic recyling and degradation events [64]”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites [64] McCaffrey, 2001, Rab4 affects both recycling and degradative endosomal trafficking, FEBS Lett. source
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    Interpretationown data

    Pathogenic LRRK2 expression causes endolysosomal trafficking alterations by impairing RAB10 function, and these alterations are rescued by RAB29 independent of its Golgi localization.

    “Pathogenic LRRK2 expression causes endolysosomal trafficking alterations by impairing RAB10 function, and these alterations are rescued by RAB29 independent of its Golgi localization.”
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    • The authors state this as an assumption: The precise mechanisms linking LRRK2 to the endolysosomal system remain poorly defined.
    • The authors state this as an assumption: The link between RAB10 and the endolysosomal trafficking deficits owing to pathogenic LRRK2 remains unknown.
    • The authors state this as an assumption: How variants in the PARK16 locus influence Parkinson's disease risk remains unclear.
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  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    The precise mechanisms linking LRRK2 to the endolysosomal system remain poorly defined.

    “However, the precise underlying mechanisms remain poorly defined.”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    The link between RAB10 and the endolysosomal trafficking deficits owing to pathogenic LRRK2 remains unknown.

    “However, the link between RAB10 and the endolysosomal trafficking deficits owing to pathogenic LRRK2 remains unknown.”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    How variants in the PARK16 locus influence Parkinson's disease risk remains unclear.

    “even though it remains unclear how variants in this locus influence disease risk”
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Authors
Rivero-Ríos, P., Romo-Lozano, M., Fernández, B., Fdez, E., & Hilfiker, S.
Affiliations
  • Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
  • Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine “López-Neyra”, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Avda del Conocimiento s/n, 18016 Granada, Spain
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author
Hilfiker, Sabine
Venue
Cells
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-07-17
Volume
9
Issue
7
Pages
1719
ISSN
2073-4409 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3043088877
Cited by
38
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1
FWCI
1.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cells (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España (SAF2017-89402-R)
  • The Michael J Fox Foundation (N.A.)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Keywords
LRRK2, Rab10, Rab29, Rab8a, endolysosomal trafficking, Parkinson's disease, EGFR trafficking, Golgi apparatus, receptor trafficking
MeSH terms
Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2, rab7 GTP-Binding Proteins, Epidermal Growth Factor, Golgi Apparatus, HeLa Cells, Humans, Lysosomes, Mutation, Endosomes, rab GTP-Binding Proteins, rab4 GTP-Binding Proteins, Protein Transport, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Proteolysis

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