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The loss of native function of the DJ-1 protein has been linked to the development of Parkinson's (PD) and other neurodegenerative diseases. Here we show that DJ-1 aggregates into β-sheet structured soluble and fibrillar aggregates in vitro under physiological conditions and that this process is promoted by the oxidation of its catalytic Cys106 residue. This aggregation resulted in the loss of its native biochemical glyoxalase function and in addition oxidized DJ-1 aggregates were observed to localize within Lewy bodies, neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques in human PD and Alzheimer's (AD) patients' post-mortem brain tissue. These findings suggest that the aggregation of DJ-1 may be a critical player in the development of the pathology of PD and AD and demonstrate that loss of DJ-1 function can happen through DJ-1 aggregation. This could then contribute to AD and PD disease onset and progression.
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Arch Med Res
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Department and Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address:
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School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang 261053, Shandong, P. R. China.
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National Institute of Health and Care Research MindTech HealthTech Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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