GSTT2

GSTT2

GSTT2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Glutathione S-transferase theta-2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GSTT2 gene.[5][6][7]

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Glutathione S-transferase (GSTs) theta 2 (GSTT2) is a member of a superfamily of proteins that catalyze the conjugation of reduced glutathione to a variety of electrophilic and hydrophobic compounds. Human GSTs can be divided into five main classes: Alpha, Mu, Pi, Theta, and Zeta. The theta class members GSTT1 and GSTT2 share 55% amino acid sequence identity and both are thought to have an important role in human carcinogenesis. The theta genes have a similar structure, being composed of five exons with identical exon/intron boundaries.[7]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Tan KL, Webb GC, Baker RT, Board PG (Jul 1995). "Molecular cloning of a cDNA and chromosomal localization of a human theta-class glutathione S-transferase gene (GSTT2) to chromosome 22". Genomics. 25 (2): 381–7. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(95)80037-M. PMID 7789971.

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