Transcriptomics and weighted protein network analyses of the LRRK2 protein interactome reveal distinct molecular signatures for sporadic and LRRK2 Parkinson’s Disease

Zhao, Yibo, Bracher-Smith, Matthew, Li, Yuelin, Harvey, Kirsten, Escott-Price, Valentina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1784-5483, Lewis, Patrick A. and Manzoni, Claudia 2024. Transcriptomics and weighted protein network analyses of the LRRK2 protein interactome reveal distinct molecular signatures for sporadic and LRRK2 Parkinson’s Disease. npj Parkinson's Disease 10 (1) , 144. 10.1038/s41531-024-00761-8

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Abstract

Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are the most common genetic cause of familial Parkinson’s Disease (LRRK2-PD) and an important risk factor for sporadic PD (sPD). Multiple clinical trials are ongoing to evaluate the benefits associated with the therapeutical reduction of LRRK2 kinase activity. In this study, we described the changes of transcriptomic profiles (whole blood mRNA levels) of LRRK2 protein interactors in sPD and LRRK2-PD cases as compared to healthy controls with the aim of comparing the two PD conditions. We went on to model the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network centred on LRRK2, which was weighted to reflect the transcriptomic changes on expression and co-expression levels of LRRK2 protein interactors. Our results showed that LRRK2 interactors present both similar and distinct alterations in expression levels and co-expression behaviours in the sPD and LRRK2-PD cases; suggesting that, albeit being classified as the same disease based on clinical features, LRRK2-PD and sPD display significant differences from a molecular perspective. Interestingly, the similar changes across the two PD conditions result in decreased connectivity within a topological cluster of the LRRK2 PPI network associated with protein metabolism/biosynthesis and ribosomal metabolism suggesting protein homoeostasis and ribosomal dynamics might be affected in both sporadic and familial PD in comparison with controls.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, Type: open-access
Publisher:	Nature Research
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	6 August 2024
Date of Acceptance:	24 July 2024
Last Modified:	06 Aug 2024 14:01
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/171215

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