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Loss of function of DJ-1 triggered by Parkinson's disease-associated mutation is due to proteolytic resistance to caspase-6.
Cell death and differentiation - 1 Jan 2010
Giaime E, Sunyach C, Druon C, Scarzello S, Robert G, Grosso S, Auberger P, Goldberg M S, Shen J, Heutink P, Pouysségur J, Pagès G, Checler F, Alves da Costa C
Abstract excerpt
DJ-1 was recently identified as a gene product responsible for a subset of familial Parkinson's disease (PD). The mechanisms by which mutations in DJ-1 alter its function and account for PD-related pathology remained largely unknown. We show that DJ-1 is processed by caspase-6 and that the caspase-6-derived C-terminal fragment of DJ-1 fully accounts for associated p53-dependent cell death. In line with the above...
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