This study shows that Parkinson's disease–associated mutant forms of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) impair chaperone-mediated autophagy in neurons, thereby reducing degradation of α-synuclein by this pathway and contributing to the accumulation of this protein observed in brain tissue from patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Samantha J Orenstein
- Sheng-Han Kuo
- Ana Maria Cuervo