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Formation of a stabilized cysteine sulfinic acid is critical for the mitochondrial function of the parkinsonism protein DJ-1.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 6 Mar 2009
Blackinton Jeff, Lakshminarasimhan Mahadevan, Thomas Kelly J, Ahmad Rili, Greggio Elisa, Raza Ashraf S, Cookson Mark R, Wilson Mark A
Abstract excerpt
The formation of cysteine-sulfinic acid has recently become appreciated as a modification that links protein function to cellular oxidative status. Human DJ-1, a protein associated with inherited parkinsonism, readily forms cysteine-sulfinic acid at a conserved cysteine residue (Cys106 in human DJ-1). Mutation of Cys106 causes the protein to lose its normal protective function in cell culture and model organisms....
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