gene: djr-1.1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable glyoxalase III activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular aldehyde metabolic process; cellular response to aldehyde; and monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Expressed in intestine. Used to study Parkinson's disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Parkinson's disease 7; Parkinsonism; and middle cerebral artery infarction. Is an ortholog of human PARK7 (Parkinsonism associated deglycase).