Abstract
Early onset Parkinson’s disease can be caused by variants in the PINK1, Parkin, and DJ-1 genes. Since their initial discoveries, hundreds of variants have been found in these genes that are associated with a Parkinsonian phenotype. This review will briefly discuss the functions of the protein products of the three genes, then focus on the effects that disease associated variants have on these functions. We will also discuss how experimental findings can help decide whether individual variants are pathogenic or not.
Keywords: Variants, parkin, PINK1, DJ-1, pathogenicity, phenotype.
Current Protein & Peptide Science
Title:The Effects of Variants in the Parkin, PINK1, and DJ-1 Genes along with Evidence for their Pathogenicity
Volume: 18 Issue: 7
Author(s): David N. Hauser, Christopher T. Primiani and Mark R. Cookson*
Affiliation:
- Cell Biology and Gene Expression Section, NIA, Building 35, Room 1A116, 5 Convent Drive, MSC 3707, Bethesda, MD 20892-3707,United States
Keywords: Variants, parkin, PINK1, DJ-1, pathogenicity, phenotype.
Abstract: Early onset Parkinson’s disease can be caused by variants in the PINK1, Parkin, and DJ-1 genes. Since their initial discoveries, hundreds of variants have been found in these genes that are associated with a Parkinsonian phenotype. This review will briefly discuss the functions of the protein products of the three genes, then focus on the effects that disease associated variants have on these functions. We will also discuss how experimental findings can help decide whether individual variants are pathogenic or not.
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Hauser N. David, Primiani T. Christopher and Cookson R. Mark*, The Effects of Variants in the Parkin, PINK1, and DJ-1 Genes along with Evidence for their Pathogenicity, Current Protein & Peptide Science 2017; 18 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389203717666160311121954
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389203717666160311121954 |
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