DJ-1, also known as Park7, is a cytoplasmic protein that belongs to the ThiJ/Pfp1/DJ1 superfamily that function as protein chaperones, catalases, proteases and kinases. DJ-1 was originally cloned as an oncogene that cooperatively transforms cells together with H-ras. Mutations in the DJ-1 gene are associated with rare forms of autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson
