Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 modulates retinoic acid-induced neuronal differentiation of murine embryonic stem cells.

Dominant mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene are the most prevalent cause of Parkinson's disease, however, little is known about the biological function of LRRK2 protein. LRRK2 is expressed in neural precursor cells suggesting a role in neurodevelopment.In the present stu...

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Main Authors: Cathrin Schulz, Marie Paus, Katharina Frey, Ramona Schmid, Zacharias Kohl, Detlev Mennerich, Jürgen Winkler, Frank Gillardon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3111438?pdf=render