PARK7

Parkinson disease (autosomal recessive, early onset) 7

PDB rendering based on 1j42.
Identifiers
Symbols PARK7; DJ-1; DJ1; FLJ27376; FLJ34360; FLJ92274
External IDs OMIM602533 MGI2135637 HomoloGene38295 GeneCards: PARK7 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 11315 57320
Ensembl ENSG00000116288 ENSMUSG00000028964
UniProt Q99497 Q3THB9
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001123377.1 NM_020569.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_001116849.1 NP_065594.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
8.01 – 8.05 Mb
Chr 4:
150.27 – 150.29 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Parkinson disease (autosomal recessive, early onset) 7, also known as PARK7, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the PARK7 gene.[1] It is also known as DJ-1.

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Function

PARK7 belongs to the peptidase C56 family of proteins. It acts as a positive regulator of androgen receptor-dependent transcription. It may also function as a redox-sensitive chaperone, as a sensor for oxidative stress, and it apparently protects neurons against oxidative stress and cell death.[1]

Clinical significance

Defects in this gene are the cause of autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson's disease 7.[1][2]

Interactions

PARK7 has been shown to interact with EFCAB6[3] and Protein inhibitor of activated STAT2.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Entrez Gene: PARK7". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=11315. 
  2. ^ Bonifati V, Rizzu P, van Baren MJ, Schaap O, Breedveld GJ, Krieger E, Dekker MC, Squitieri F, Ibanez P, Joosse M, van Dongen JW, Vanacore N, van Swieten JC, Brice A, Meco G, van Duijn CM, Oostra BA, Heutink P. (January 2003). "Mutations in the DJ-1 gene associated with autosomal recessive early-onset parkinsonism". Science 299 (5604): 256–259. doi:10.1126/science.1077209. PMID 12446870. 
  3. ^ Niki, Takeshi; Takahashi-Niki Kazuko, Taira Takahiro, Iguchi-Ariga Sanae M M, Ariga Hiroyoshi (Feb. 2003). "DJBP: a novel DJ-1-binding protein, negatively regulates the androgen receptor by recruiting histone deacetylase complex, and DJ-1 antagonizes this inhibition by abrogation of this complex". Mol. Cancer Res. (United States) 1 (4): 247–61. ISSN 1541-7786. PMID 12612053. 
  4. ^ Takahashi, K; Taira T, Niki T, Seino C, Iguchi-Ariga S M, Ariga H (Oct. 2001). "DJ-1 positively regulates the androgen receptor by impairing the binding of PIASx alpha to the receptor". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 276 (40): 37556–63. doi:10.1074/jbc.M101730200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 11477070. 

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.