gene

DJ1

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about DJ1: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

106Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
50Outgoing
23Incoming

Summary

DJ1 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: contributes to, associated with, causes. Associated with Inflammation, Ms, Neuroinflammation. Connected to 34 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolPARK7
Full NameParkinsonism-Associated Deglycase
AliasesProtein DJ-1
Chromosome1p36.23
Protein FamilyDJ-1 family, ThiJ/PfpI superfamily
Functionis a multifunctional protein involved in oxidative stress response, mitochondrial function, transcriptional regulation, and protein quality control.
Subcellular Localizationand protein-binding interactions. The protein localizes to both cytoplasm and mitochondria, where it can influence local
Molecular Weight20 kDa
Amino Acids189 aa
Exons8
PathwaysNeuronal Survival
UniProt IDQ99497
Ensembl IDENSG00000116288
GeneCardsPARK7
Human Protein AtlasPARK7
Associated DiseasesInflammation, Neuroinflammation, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, Parkinson
Known Drugs/Compoundslevodopa
InteractionsSTING, NRF2, DNAJC6, FBXO7, GBA1, LRRK2
KG Connections106 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: DJ1 — AlphaFold Q99497 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (21)

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Canonical Page

DJ1 (PARK7)

redirect · 667 words

er-stress-neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3696 words

mitochondrial-dysfunction-neurodegeneration-comparison

disease · 2873 words

PINK1-Parkin Mitophagy Complex

pathway · 2633 words

adpd-2026-precision-medicine-genetic-stratification

biomarker · 2612 words

adpd-2026-precision-medicine-genetic-stratification

general · 2612 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    DJ1["<b>DJ1</b>"]
    Parkinson_s_Disease{"Parkinson's Disease"}
    DJ1 -->|"risk factor for"| Parkinson_s_Disease
    Parkinson_s_disease{"Parkinson's disease"}
    DJ1 -->|"associated with"| Parkinson_s_disease
    mitochondrial_dysfunction(["mitochondrial dysfunction"])
    DJ1 -->|"associated with"| mitochondrial_dysfunction
    Inflammation{"Inflammation"}
    DJ1 -->|"contributes to"| Inflammation
    Parkinson{"Parkinson"}
    DJ1 -->|"contributes to"| Parkinson
    Neuroinflammation{"Neuroinflammation"}
    DJ1 -->|"contributes to"| Neuroinflammation
    Ms{"Ms"}
    DJ1 -->|"contributes to"| Ms
    DJ1 -->|"protects against"| Inflammation
    DJ1 -->|"regulates"| Parkinson
    DJ1 -->|"protects against"| Ms
    DJ1 -->|"protects against"| Neuroinflammation
    GENES["GENES"]
    DJ1 -->|"associated with"| GENES
    VPS35["VPS35"]
    VPS35 -->|"associated with"| DJ1
    LRRK2["LRRK2"]
    LRRK2 -->|"associated with"| DJ1
    GENES -->|"associated with"| DJ1
    PINK1["PINK1"]
    PINK1 -->|"associated with"| DJ1
    PARKIN["PARKIN"]
    PARKIN -->|"associated with"| DJ1
    STING["STING"]
    STING -->|"activates"| DJ1
    NRF2["NRF2"]
    NRF2 -->|"activates"| DJ1
    NEURON["NEURON"]
    NEURON -->|"contributes to"| DJ1
    style DJ1 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (83)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Parkinson's Diseaserisk_factor_fordisease0.95
Proteostasisregulatesprocess0.90
PARKINSON'S DISEASEassociated_withdisease0.80
Neuronal Survivalinvolved_inprocess0.75
Parkinson's diseaseassociated_withdisease0.70

Incoming (23)

SourceRelationTypeStr
HIF1Ainteracts_withgene0.80
Pbt434upregulatescompound0.75
VPS35associated_withgene0.60
LRRK2associated_withgene0.60
PINK1associated_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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