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Roles of Drosophila DJ-1 in survival of dopaminergic neurons and oxidative stress.
Current biology : CB - 6 Sept 2005
Menzies Fiona M, Yenisetti Sarat C, Min Kyung-Tai
Abstract excerpt
The loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra is the pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). While the etiology of sporadic PD remains elusive, an inherited form of early-onset familial PD is linked to mutations of DJ-1. To understand the biological function of DJ-1 and its relevance to the pathogenesis of PD, we investigated the function of DJ-1 using Drosophila. Drosophila possesses two...
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