Glutathione S-transferase

Details

Name
Glutathione S-transferase
Synonyms
  • 2.5.1.18
  • PfGST
Gene Name
GST
Organism
Plasmodium falciparum
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019314|Glutathione S-transferase
MGDNIVLYYFDARGKAELIRLIFAYLGIEYTDKRFGVNGDAFVEFKNFKKEKDTPFEQVP
ILQIGDLILAQSQAIVRYLSKKYNICGESELNEFYADMIFCGVQDIHYKFNNTNLFKQNE
TTFLNEDLPKWSGYFEKLLKKNHTNNNNDKYYFVGNNLTYADLAVFNLYDDIETKYPSSL
KNFPLLKAHNEFISNLPNIKNYITNRKESVY
Number of residues
211
Molecular Weight
24788.9
Theoretical pI
6.28
GO Classification
Functions
glutathione transferase activity
General Function
Glutathione transferase activity
Specific Function
Conjugation of reduced glutathione to a wide number of exogenous and endogenous hydrophobic electrophiles. May also function as a storage protein or ligandin for parasitotoxic ferriprotoporphyrin IX (hemin).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Not Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0005215|642 bp
ATGAAGCTTGGAGATAATATAGTGTTATATTATTTTGATGCAAGGGGTAAAGCTGAATTG
ATAAGATTAATTTTTGCCTACCTTGGAATAGAATATACAGATAAAAGATTTGGAGTAAAC
GGTGATGCTTTTGTTGAATTTAAAAATTTTAAAAAAGAAAAGGATACTCCTTTTGAGCAA
GTACCCATATTACAAATTGGAGATTTGATATTAGCTCAAAGCCAAGCTATAGTTCGTTAT
TTATCAAAAAAATATAATATATGTGGTGAAAGTGAATTGAATGAATTTTATGCAGATATG
ATATTTTGTGGTGTTCAGGATATTCATTATAAATTTAATAATACCAATTTATTTAAACAA
AATGAAACAACTTTTTTAAATGAGGATTTACCAAAATGGTCAGGTTATTTTGAGAAACTT
TTAAAAAAAAATCATACAAATAATAATAATGATAAATATTATTTTGTAGGTAATAATTTA
ACATATGCTGACCTAGCTGTTTTTAATTTATATGATGATATTGAAACAAAATATCCAAGT
AGCTTGAAAAATTTCCCTTTATTAAAAGCTCATAATGAATTTATAAGTAACTTGCCTAAT
ATCAAAAATTATATAACTAATAGAAAAGAAAGTGTATACTAA
Chromosome Location
Not Available
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ8ILQ7
UniProtKB Entry NameGST_PLAFA
GenBank Gene IDAF426836
General References
  1. Harwaldt P, Rahlfs S, Becker K: Glutathione S-transferase of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum: characterization of a potential drug target. Biol Chem. 2002 May;383(5):821-30. [Article]
  2. Liebau E, Bergmann B, Campbell AM, Teesdale-Spittle P, Brophy PM, Luersen K, Walter RD: The glutathione S-transferase from Plasmodium falciparum. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2002 Sep-Oct;124(1-2):85-90. [Article]
  3. Liebau E, De Maria F, Burmeister C, Perbandt M, Turella P, Antonini G, Federici G, Giansanti F, Stella L, Lo Bello M, Caccuri AM, Ricci G: Cooperativity and pseudo-cooperativity in the glutathione S-transferase from Plasmodium falciparum. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jul 15;280(28):26121-8. Epub 2005 May 11. [Article]
  4. Fritz-Wolf K, Becker A, Rahlfs S, Harwaldt P, Schirmer RH, Kabsch W, Becker K: X-ray structure of glutathione S-transferase from the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Nov 25;100(24):13821-6. Epub 2003 Nov 17. [Article]
  5. Perbandt M, Burmeister C, Walter RD, Betzel C, Liebau E: Native and inhibited structure of a Mu class-related glutathione S-transferase from Plasmodium falciparum. J Biol Chem. 2004 Jan 9;279(2):1336-42. Epub 2003 Sep 12. [Article]
  6. Hiller N, Fritz-Wolf K, Deponte M, Wende W, Zimmermann H, Becker K: Plasmodium falciparum glutathione S-transferase--structural and mechanistic studies on ligand binding and enzyme inhibition. Protein Sci. 2006 Feb;15(2):281-9. Epub 2005 Dec 29. [Article]

Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB01942Formic acidexperimental, investigationalunknownDetails
DB04132S-HexylglutathioneexperimentalunknownDetails
DB00608Chloroquineapproved, investigational, vet_approvedunknowninhibitorDetails