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DJ-1 interactions with α-synuclein attenuate aggregation and cellular toxicity in models of Parkinson's disease.
Cell death & disease - 24 Jul 2014
Zondler L, Miller-Fleming L, Repici M, Gonçalves S, Tenreiro S, Rosado-Ramos R, Betzer C, Straatman K R, Jensen P H, Giorgini F, Outeiro T F
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and the presence of Lewy bodies in surviving neurons. These intracellular protein inclusions are primarily composed of misfolded α-synuclein (aSyn), which has also been genetically linked to familial and sporadic forms of PD. DJ-1 is a small ubiquitously expressed protein...
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