Increased DJ-1 expression under oxidative stress and in Alzheimer's disease brains

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Mutations in the DJ-1 gene have been linked to autosomal recessive familial Parkinson's disease. To understand the function of DJ-1, we determined the DJ-1 expression in both zebrafish and post mortem human brains. We found that DJ-1 was expressed early duri...

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Main Authors: Lemere Cynthia A, Schlossmacher Michael G, Shen Jie, Goldberg Matthew S, Yang Ting, Strahle Jennifer, Lu Hope, Baulac Stéphanie, Lu Qun, Xia Weiming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:Molecular Neurodegeneration
Online Access:http://www.molecularneurodegeneration.com/content/4/1/12