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MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 134, 期 1, 页码 76-83出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.09.004
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Parkinson's disease; proteasome; mitochondria; oxidative stress
Mutations in the DJ-1 gene are associated with recessive, early onset Parkinson's disease (PD). We reported previously that one of the point mutations, L166P, destabilizes the protein and thus produces an effective knockout of the gene. Here, we have expanded this analysis to include a series of mutations and polymorphisms identified throughout the gene. The M261 point mutation was also unstable, although the effect was not as dramatic as With L166P. Protein levels were rescued in part, but not completely, by proteasome inhibition. Other variants, such as R98Q, were generally stable. We noted that M261 and L166P are both in helical regions near the dimer interface. However, M261 retains the ability to dimerize. We also examined the subcellular localization of DJ-1 and found that most mutations were similar to the wildtype (wt) protein in that a few cells showed mitochondrial staining. However, in all cases, the proportion of cells with mitochondrial DJ-1 staining was increased in oxidative conditions, suggesting that oxidation promotes the mitochondrial localization of DJ-1. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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