GSTM2

GSTM2
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases GSTM2, GST4, GSTM, GSTM2-2, GTHMUS, glutathione S-transferase mu 2 (muscle)
External IDs MGI: 1915562 HomoloGene: 41816 GeneCards: GSTM2
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

2946

68312

Ensembl

ENSG00000213366

ENSMUSG00000004035

UniProt

P28161

Q80W21

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001142368
NM_000848

NM_026672

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000839.1
NP_001135840.1

NP_080948.2

Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 109.67 – 109.71 Mb Chr 3: 107.93 – 107.93 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
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Glutathione S-transferase Mu 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GSTM2 gene.[3][4][5]

Cytosolic and membrane-bound forms of glutathione S-transferase are encoded by two distinct supergene families. At present, eight distinct classes of the soluble cytoplasmic mammalian glutathione S-transferases have been identified: alpha, kappa, mu, omega, pi, sigma, theta and zeta. This gene encodes a glutathione S-transferase that belongs to the mu class. The mu class of enzymes functions in the detoxification of electrophilic compounds, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins and products of oxidative stress, by conjugation with glutathione. The genes encoding the mu class of enzymes are organized in a gene cluster on chromosome 1p13.3 and are known to be highly polymorphic. These genetic variations can change an individual's susceptibility to carcinogens and toxins as well as affect the toxicity and efficacy of certain drugs.[5]

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. Vorachek WR, Pearson WR, Rule GS (Jun 1991). "Cloning, expression, and characterization of a class-mu glutathione transferase from human muscle, the product of the GST4 locus". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 88 (10): 4443–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.88.10.4443. PMC 51676Freely accessible. PMID 2034681.
  4. Campbell E, Takahashi Y, Abramovitz M, Peretz M, Listowsky I (Jul 1990). "A distinct human testis and brain mu-class glutathione S-transferase. Molecular cloning and characterization of a form present even in individuals lacking hepatic type mu isoenzymes". J Biol Chem. 265 (16): 9188–93. PMID 2345169.
  5. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: GSTM2 glutathione S-transferase M2 (muscle)".

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