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Parkinson's disease-related DJ-1 functions in thiol quality control against aldehyde attack in vitro.
Scientific reports - 9 Oct 2017
Matsuda Noriyuki, Kimura Mayumi, Queliconi Bruno Barros, Kojima Waka, Mishima Masaki, Takagi Kenji, Koyano Fumika, Yamano Koji, Mizushima Tsunehiro, Ito Yutaka, Tanaka Keiji
Abstract excerpt
DJ-1 (also known as PARK7) has been identified as a causal gene for hereditary recessive Parkinson's disease (PD). Consequently, the full elucidation of DJ-1 function will help decipher the molecular mechanisms underlying PD pathogenesis. However, because various, and sometimes inconsistent, roles for DJ-1 have been reported, the molecular function of DJ-1 remains controversial. Recently, a number of papers have...
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