Background
This gene is a member of the leucine-rich repeat kinase family and encodes a protein with
an ankryin repeat region, a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain, a kinase domain, a DFG-like
motif, a RAS domain, a GTPase domain, a MLK-like domain, and a WD40 domain. The protein
is present largely in the cytoplasm but also associates with the mitochondrial outer
membrane. Mutations in this gene have been associated with Parkinson disease-8.
