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Overview

Andrew B. West is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and molecular biology.

The primary fields of study for Andrew B. West include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their work has largely focused on several subfields, such as:

  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cell Biology

The main research topics covered by West include:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Recent publications highlight a focus on neurodegenerative diseases and immunological mechanisms. Selected papers include:

  • "Parkinson disease and the immune system - associations, mechanisms and therapeutics," 2020, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • "Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains," 2025, Nature Medicine
  • "Anionic nanoplastic contaminants promote Parkinson's disease-associated α-synuclein aggregation," 2023, Science Advances
  • "Genetic and Environmental Factors in Parkinson's Disease Converge on Immune Function and Inflammation," 2020, Movement Disorders
  • "LRRK2 and Rab10 coordinate macropinocytosis to mediate immunological responses in phagocytes," 2020, The EMBO Journal

West has collaborated frequently with a core group of coauthors, including:

  • Arpine Sokratian
  • Zhiyong Liu
  • Enquan Xu
  • Samuel Strader
  • Kaela Kelly

Their research output is commonly published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Movement Disorders
  • Nature Medicine
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • Neurology

Best Publications

  • MOLECULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

    Darren J. Moore;Andrew B. West;Valina L. Dawson;Ted M. Dawson

  • Parkinson's disease-associated mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 augment kinase activity

    Andrew B. West;Darren J. Moore;Saskia Biskup;Artem Bugayenko

  • A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism

    Lauren A. Weiss;Lauren A. Weiss;Dan E. Arking;Mark J. Daly;Mark J. Daly;Aravinda Chakravarti

  • Parkinson's disease-associated mutations in LRRK2 link enhanced GTP-binding and kinase activities to neuronal toxicity

    Andrew B. West;Darren J. Moore;Catherine Choi;Shaida A. Andrabi

  • Localization of LRRK2 to membranous and vesicular structures in mammalian brain.

    Saskia Biskup;Darren J. Moore;Fulvio Celsi;Shinji Higashi;Shinji Higashi

  • Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) interacts with parkin, and mutant LRRK2 induces neuronal degeneration

    Wanli W. Smith;Zhong Pei;Haibing Jiang;Darren J. Moore

  • Transcriptome analysis reveals dysregulation of innate immune response genes and neuronal activity-dependent genes in autism.

    Simone Gupta;Shannon E. Ellis;Foram N. Ashar;Anna Moes

  • LRRK2 inhibition attenuates microglial inflammatory responses.

    Mark S. Moehle;Philip J. Webber;Tonia Tse;Nour Sukar

  • Inhibitors of leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 protect against models of Parkinson's disease

    Byoung Dae Lee;Joo Ho Shin;Jackalina Vankampen;Leonard Petrucelli

  • α-synuclein gene haplotypes are associated with Parkinson’s disease

    Matt Farrer;Demetrius M. Maraganore;Paul Lockhart;Andrew Singleton

  • Differential DNA methylation with age displays both common and dynamic features across human tissues that are influenced by CpG landscape

    Kenneth Day;Lindsay L Waite;Anna Thalacker-Mercer;Andrew West

  • Characterization of human HtrA2, a novel serine protease involved in the mammalian cellular stress response

    Carol W. Gray;Robin V. Ward;Eric Karran;Sandra Turconi

  • Parkinson disease and the immune system - associations, mechanisms and therapeutics.

    Eng-King Tan;Eng-King Tan;Yin-Xia Chao;Yin-Xia Chao;Andrew West;Ling-Ling Chan;Ling-Ling Chan

  • Complex relationship between Parkin mutations and Parkinson disease.

    Andrew West;Magali Periquet;Sarah Lincoln;Christoph B. Lücking;Christoph B. Lücking

  • LRRK2 levels in immune cells are increased in Parkinson’s disease

    D.A Cook;G.T Kannarkat;A.F Cintron;Laura M. Butkovich

  • Formation of α-synuclein Lewy neurite-like aggregates in axons impedes the transport of distinct endosomes.

    Laura A. Volpicelli-Daley;Karen L. Gamble;Christine E. Schultheiss;Dawn M. Riddle

  • LRRK2 phosphorylates membrane-bound Rabs and is activated by GTP-bound Rab7L1 to promote recruitment to the trans-Golgi network.

    Zhiyong Liu;Nicole Bryant;Ravindran Kumaran;Alexandra Beilina

  • Iduna protects the brain from glutamate excitotoxicity and stroke by interfering with poly(ADP-ribose) polymer-induced cell death.

    Shaida A. Andrabi;Ho Chul Kang;Jean François Haince;Yun Il Lee

  • Abrogation of α-synuclein–mediated dopaminergic neurodegeneration in LRRK2-deficient rats

    João P. L. Daher;Laura A. Volpicelli-Daley;Jonathan P. Blackburn;Mark S. Moehle

  • Dependence of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) kinase activity on dimerization.

    Saurabh Sen;Philip J. Webber;Andrew B. West

Frequent Co-Authors

Ted M. Dawson
Ted M. Dawson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Valina L. Dawson
Valina L. Dawson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Matthew J. Farrer
Matthew J. Farrer University of Florida
Darren J. Moore
Darren J. Moore École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Dan E. Arking
Dan E. Arking Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John Hardy
John Hardy University College London
Sarah Lincoln
Sarah Lincoln Mayo Clinic
David E. Vaillancourt
David E. Vaillancourt University of Florida
Paul J. Lockhart
Paul J. Lockhart Murdoch Children's Research Institute
David G. Standaert
David G. Standaert University of Alabama at Birmingham

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