A transient post-translational modification of active site cysteine alters binding properties of the parkinsonism protein DJ-1.
Mussakhmetov, A., Shumilin, I.A., Nugmanova, R., Shabalin, I.G., Baizhumanov, T., Toibazar, D., Khassenov, B., Minor, W., Utepbergenov, D.(2018) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 504: 328-333
- PubMed: 30190129 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.190
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6M8Z, 6E5Z - PubMed Abstract: 
Mutations in the human protein DJ-1 cause early onset of Parkinson's disease. A reactive cysteine residue (Cys 106 ) of DJ-1 is crucial for its protective function, although the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here we show that a fraction o ...