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Impaired serine metabolism complements LRRK2-G2019S pathogenicity in PD patients

  • Sarah Louise Nickels
  • , Jonas Walter
  • , Silvia Bolognin
  • , Deborah Gérard
  • , Christian Jaeger
  • , Xiaobing Qing
  • , Johan Tisserand
  • , Javier Jarazo
  • , Kathrin Hemmer
  • , Amy Harms
  • , Rashi Halder
  • , Philippe Lucarelli
  • , Emanuel Berger
  • , Paul M.A. Antony
  • , Enrico Glaab
  • , Thomas Hankemeier
  • , Christine Klein
  • , Thomas Sauter
  • , Lasse Sinkkonen
  • , Jens Christian Schwamborn*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multifactorial disorder with complex etiology. The most prevalent PD associated mutation, LRRK2-G2019S is linked to familial and sporadic cases. Based on the multitude of genetic predispositions in PD and the incomplete penetrance of LRRK2-G2019S, we hypothesize that modifiers in the patients' genetic background act as susceptibility factors for developing PD. To assess LRRK2-G2019S modifiers, we used human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neuroepithelial stem cells (NESCs). Isogenic controls distinguish between LRRK2-G2019S dependent and independent cellular phenotypes. LRRK2-G2019S patient and healthy mutagenized lines showed altered NESC self-renewal and viability, as well as impaired serine metabolism. In patient cells, phenotypes were only partly LRRK2-G2019S dependent, suggesting a significant contribution of the genetic background. In this context we identified the gene serine racemase (SRR) as a novel patient-specific, developmental, genetic modifier contributing to the aberrant phenotypes. Its enzymatic product, D-serine, rescued altered cellular phenotypes. Susceptibility factors in the genetic background, such as SRR, could be new targets for early PD diagnosis and treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)48-55
Number of pages8
JournalParkinsonism and Related Disorders
Volume67
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019

Keywords

  • Genetic background
  • LRRK2-G2019S
  • Neuroepithelial stem cells
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Second hit
  • Serine racemase
  • Susceptibility factor

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