Jan Philipp Dobert, Simon Bub, Rebecca Mächtel, Dovile Januliene, Lisa Steger, Martin Regensburger, Sibylle Wilfling, Jia-Xuan Chen, Mario Dejung, Sonja Plötz, Ute Hehr, Arne Moeller, Philipp Arnold, Friederike Zunke
Genetic variants of GBA1 can cause the lysosomal storage disorder Gaucher disease and are among the highest genetic risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD). GBA1 encodes the lysosomal enzyme beta-glucocerebrosidase (GCase), which orchestrates the degradation of glucosylceramide (GluCer) in the lysosome. Recent studies have shown that GluCer accelerates α-synuclein aggregation, exposing GCase deficiency as a major risk factor in PD pathology and as a promising target for treatment. This study investigates the interaction of GCase and three disease-associated variants (p...
April 26, 2024: Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)