PARK2


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PARK2

A gene on chromosome 6q25.2-q27 that encodes a protein that functions within a multiprotein E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, catalysing the covalent attachment of ubiquitin moieties onto substrate proteins—e.g., BCL2, SYT11, CCNE1, GPR37, STUB1, SEPT5, ZNF746 and AIMP2. It also participates in the removal and/or detoxification of abnormally folded or damaged protein by mediating polyubiquitination of misfolded proteins. PARK2 may play a role in controlling neurotransmitter trafficking at the presynaptic terminal and in calcium-dependent exocytosis; it may have tumour suppressor activity.
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Mutations in genes, synuclein alpha (SNCA), leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), Parkin RBR E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase (PARK2), PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1), ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase L1 (UCHL1), and beta-glucocerebrosidase (GBA), lead to pathogenic changes in the brain [48].
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want to " Grant, a porter at Ninewells Hospital, added: "Our parents are carriers of the Park2 gene that can lead to Parkinson's and we have just been really unlucky that they got together, had us and the gene was passed on and we developed the illness."
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