Description
Product Characteristics: PARK7, DJ1, DJ-1, Parkinson disease (autosomal recessive, early onset) 7, oncogene DJ1, CTA-215D11.1, FLJ27376, FLJ34360, FLJ92274, OTTHUMP00000001350, OTTHUMP00000001351, Parkinson disease protein 7, protein DJ-1
Target Information: The product of this gene 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. Defects in this gene are the cause of autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson disease 7. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]