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Novel Redox-Dependent Esterase Activity (EC 3.1.1.2) for DJ-1: Implications for Parkinson's Disease.
International journal of molecular sciences - 22 Aug 2016
Vázquez-Mayorga Emmanuel, Díaz-Sánchez Ángel G, Dagda Ruben K, Domínguez-Solís Carlos A, Dagda Raul Y, Coronado-Ramírez Cynthia K, Martínez-Martínez Alejandro
Abstract excerpt
Mutations the in human DJ-1 (hDJ-1) gene are associated with early-onset autosomal recessive forms of Parkinson's disease (PD). hDJ-1/parkinsonism associated deglycase (PARK7) is a cytoprotective multi-functional protein that contains a conserved cysteine-protease domain. Given that cysteine-proteases can act on both amide and ester substrates, we surmised that hDJ-1 possessed cysteine-mediated esterase activity....
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