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DJ-1 has a role in antioxidative stress to prevent cell death.
EMBO reports - 1 Feb 2004
Taira Takahiro, Saito Yoshiro, Niki Takeshi, Iguchi-Ariga Sanae M M, Takahashi Kazuhiko, Ariga Hiroyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Deletion and point (L166P) mutations of DJ-1 have recently been shown to be responsible for the onset of familial Parkinson's disease (PD, PARK7). The aim of this study was to determine the role of DJ-1 in PD. We first found that DJ-1 eliminated hydrogen peroxide in vitro by oxidizing itself. We then found that DJ-1 knockdown by short interfering RNA rendered SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells susceptible to hydrogen...
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