GST_N family, Class Sigma_like; composed of GSTs belonging to class Sigma and similar proteins, including GSTs from class Mu, Pi and Alpha. GSTs are cytosolic dimeric proteins involved in cellular detoxification by catalyzing the conjugation of glutathione (GSH) with a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic alkylating agents, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins and products of oxidative stress. The GST fold contains an N-terminal TRX-fold domain and a C-terminal alpha helical domain, with an active site located in a cleft between the two domains. Vertebrate class Sigma GSTs are characterized as GSH-dependent hematopoietic prostaglandin (PG) D synthases and are responsible for the production of PGD2 by catalyzing the isomerization of PGH2. The functions of PGD2 include the maintenance of body temperature, inhibition of platelet aggregation, bronchoconstriction, vasodilation and mediation of allergy and inflammation. Other class Sigma members include the class II insect GSTs, S-crystallins from cephalopods and 28-kDa GSTs from parasitic flatworms. Drosophila GST2 is associated with indirect flight muscle and exhibits preference for catalyzing GSH conjugation to lipid peroxidation products, indicating an anti-oxidant role. S-crystallin constitutes the major lens protein in cephalopod eyes and is responsible for lens transparency and proper refractive index. The 28-kDa GST from Schistosoma is a multifunctional enzyme, exhibiting GSH transferase, GSH peroxidase and PGD2 synthase activities, and may play an important role in host-parasite interactions. Also members are novel GSTs from the fungus Cunninghamella elegans, designated as class Gamma, and from the protozoan Blepharisma japonicum, described as a light-inducible GST.

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gi 17569381   3 YKLQYFNMMGRAEPARLIFAYAGVQYTDERVEKSAWPEI--KATTPHGKLPVLYVDGAKLAQSRVIERYLGK 72
Cdd:cd03039   1 YKLTYFNIRGRGEPIRLLLADAGVEYEDVRITYEEWPELdlKPTLPFGQLPVLEIDGKKLTQSNAILRYLAR 72

GST_N family, Class Sigma_like; composed of GSTs belonging to class Sigma and similar proteins, including GSTs from class Mu, Pi and Alpha. GSTs are cytosolic dimeric proteins involved in cellular detoxification by catalyzing the conjugation of glutathione (GSH) with a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic alkylating agents, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins and products of oxidative stress. The GST fold contains an N-terminal TRX-fold domain and a C-terminal alpha helical domain, with an active site located in a cleft between the two domains. Vertebrate class Sigma GSTs are characterized as GSH-dependent hematopoietic prostaglandin (PG) D synthases and are responsible for the production of PGD2 by catalyzing the isomerization of PGH2. The functions of PGD2 include the maintenance of body temperature, inhibition of platelet aggregation, bronchoconstriction, vasodilation and mediation of allergy and inflammation. Other class Sigma members include the class II insect GSTs, S-crystallins from cephalopods and 28-kDa GSTs from parasitic flatworms. Drosophila GST2 is associated with indirect flight muscle and exhibits preference for catalyzing GSH conjugation to lipid peroxidation products, indicating an anti-oxidant role. S-crystallin constitutes the major lens protein in cephalopod eyes and is responsible for lens transparency and proper refractive index. The 28-kDa GST from Schistosoma is a multifunctional enzyme, exhibiting GSH transferase, GSH peroxidase and PGD2 synthase activities, and may play an important role in host-parasite interactions. Also members are novel GSTs from the fungus Cunninghamella elegans, designated as class Gamma, and from the protozoan Blepharisma japonicum, described as a light-inducible GST.

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gi 17569381   3 YKLQYFNMMGRAEPARLIFAYAGVQYTDERVEKSAWPEI--KATTPHGKLPVLYVDGAKLAQSRVIERYLGK 72
Cdd:cd03039   1 YKLTYFNIRGRGEPIRLLLADAGVEYEDVRITYEEWPELdlKPTLPFGQLPVLEIDGKKLTQSNAILRYLAR 72

glutathione s-transferase; Provisional

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gi 17569381    5 LQYFNMMGRAEPARLIFAYAGVQYTDER--VEKSAWPEIK-----ATTPHGKLPVLYVDGAKLAQSRVIERYLGKVFGLA 77
Cdd:PTZ00057   7 LYYFDARGKAELIRLIFAYLGIEYTDKRfgENGDAFIEFKnfkkeKDTPFEQVPILEMDNIIFAQSQAIVRYLSKKYKIC 86

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gi 17569381   78 GETDWETAKMDELVACVEDflieIQPWFKEQDNAKKVEifKKLIESTIIPFISAFENILVTNGTGYFVGDKISYADLAIF 157
Cdd:PTZ00057  87 GESELNEFYADMIFCGVQD----IHYKFNNTNLFKQNE--TTFLNEELPKWSGYFENILKKNHCNYFVGDNLTYADLAVF 160

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gi 17569381  158 HIFWFMNSKiLPGALRKYPKLQEFIEKITAIDSIKSWINSRPKT 201
Cdd:PTZ00057 161 NLYDDIETK-YPNSLKNFPLLKAHNEFISNLPNIKNYISNRKES 203

Glutathione S-transferase, N-terminal domain; Function: conjugation of reduced glutathione to a variety of targets. Also included in the alignment, but not GSTs: S-crystallins from squid (similarity to GST previously noted); eukaryotic elongation factors 1-gamma (not known to have GST activity and similarity not previously recognized); HSP26 family of stress-related proteins including auxin-regulated proteins in plants and stringent starvation proteins in E. coli (not known to have GST activity and similarity not previously recognized). The glutathione molecule binds in a cleft between the N- and C-terminal domains - the catalytically important residues are proposed to reside in the N-terminal domain.

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gi 17569381     5 LQYFNMMG--RAEPARLIFAYAGVQYTDERVEKSAW----PEIKATTPHGKLPVLYVDGAKLAQSRVIERYL 70
Cdd:pfam02798   3 LTLYGIRGspRAHRIRWLLAEKGVEYEIVPLDFGAGpeksPELLKLNPLGKVPALEDGGKKLTESRAILEYI 74

GST_N family, Class Sigma_like; composed of GSTs belonging to class Sigma and similar proteins, including GSTs from class Mu, Pi and Alpha. GSTs are cytosolic dimeric proteins involved in cellular detoxification by catalyzing the conjugation of glutathione (GSH) with a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic alkylating agents, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins and products of oxidative stress. The GST fold contains an N-terminal TRX-fold domain and a C-terminal alpha helical domain, with an active site located in a cleft between the two domains. Vertebrate class Sigma GSTs are characterized as GSH-dependent hematopoietic prostaglandin (PG) D synthases and are responsible for the production of PGD2 by catalyzing the isomerization of PGH2. The functions of PGD2 include the maintenance of body temperature, inhibition of platelet aggregation, bronchoconstriction, vasodilation and mediation of allergy and inflammation. Other class Sigma members include the class II insect GSTs, S-crystallins from cephalopods and 28-kDa GSTs from parasitic flatworms. Drosophila GST2 is associated with indirect flight muscle and exhibits preference for catalyzing GSH conjugation to lipid peroxidation products, indicating an anti-oxidant role. S-crystallin constitutes the major lens protein in cephalopod eyes and is responsible for lens transparency and proper refractive index. The 28-kDa GST from Schistosoma is a multifunctional enzyme, exhibiting GSH transferase, GSH peroxidase and PGD2 synthase activities, and may play an important role in host-parasite interactions. Also members are novel GSTs from the fungus Cunninghamella elegans, designated as class Gamma, and from the protozoan Blepharisma japonicum, described as a light-inducible GST.

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gi 17569381   3 YKLQYFNMMGRAEPARLIFAYAGVQYTDERVEKSAWPEI--KATTPHGKLPVLYVDGAKLAQSRVIERYLGK 72
Cdd:cd03039   1 YKLTYFNIRGRGEPIRLLLADAGVEYEDVRITYEEWPELdlKPTLPFGQLPVLEIDGKKLTQSNAILRYLAR 72

glutathione s-transferase; Provisional

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gi 17569381    5 LQYFNMMGRAEPARLIFAYAGVQYTDER--VEKSAWPEIK-----ATTPHGKLPVLYVDGAKLAQSRVIERYLGKVFGLA 77
Cdd:PTZ00057   7 LYYFDARGKAELIRLIFAYLGIEYTDKRfgENGDAFIEFKnfkkeKDTPFEQVPILEMDNIIFAQSQAIVRYLSKKYKIC 86

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gi 17569381   78 GETDWETAKMDELVACVEDflieIQPWFKEQDNAKKVEifKKLIESTIIPFISAFENILVTNGTGYFVGDKISYADLAIF 157
Cdd:PTZ00057  87 GESELNEFYADMIFCGVQD----IHYKFNNTNLFKQNE--TTFLNEELPKWSGYFENILKKNHCNYFVGDNLTYADLAVF 160

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gi 17569381  158 HIFWFMNSKiLPGALRKYPKLQEFIEKITAIDSIKSWINSRPKT 201
Cdd:PTZ00057 161 NLYDDIETK-YPNSLKNFPLLKAHNEFISNLPNIKNYISNRKES 203

GST_N family, Class Pi subfamily; GSTs are cytosolic dimeric proteins involved in cellular detoxification by catalyzing the conjugation of glutathione (GSH) with a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic alkylating agents, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins and products of oxidative stress. The GST fold contains an N-terminal TRX-fold domain and a C-terminal alpha helical domain, with an active site located in a cleft between the two domains. Class Pi GST is a homodimeric eukaryotic protein. The human GSTP1 is mainly found in erythrocytes, kidney, placenta and fetal liver. It is involved in stress responses and in cellular proliferation pathways as an inhibitor of JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase). Following oxidative stress, monomeric GSTP1 dissociates from JNK and dimerizes, losing its ability to bind JNK and causing an increase in JNK activity, thereby promoting apoptosis. GSTP1 is expressed in various tumors and is the predominant GST in a wide range of cancer cells. It has been implicated in the development of multidrug-resistant tumours.

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gi 17569381   2 EYKLQYFNMMGRAEPARLIFAYAGVQYTDERVEKSAWPE-IKATTPHGKLPVLYVDGAKLAQSRVIERYLGKV 73
Cdd:cd03076   1 PYTLTYFPVRGRAEAIRLLLADQGISWEEERVTYEEWQEsLKPKMLFGQLPCFKDGDLTLVQSNAILRHLGRK 73

C-terminal, alpha helical domain of Class Alpha Glutathione S-transferases; Glutathione S-transferase (GST) C-terminal domain family, Class Alpha subfamily; GSTs are cytosolic dimeric proteins involved in cellular detoxification by catalyzing the conjugation of glutathione (GSH) with a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic alkylating agents, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins, and products of oxidative stress. The GST fold contains an N-terminal thioredoxin-fold domain and a C-terminal alpha helical domain, with an active site located in a cleft between the two domains. GSH binds to the N-terminal domain while the hydrophobic substrate occupies a pocket in the C-terminal domain. The class Alpha subfamily is composed of vertebrate GSTs which can form homodimer and heterodimers. There are at least six types of class Alpha GST subunits in rats, four of which have human counterparts, resulting in many possible isoenzymes with different activities, tissue distribution and substrate specificities. Human GSTA1-1 and GSTA2-2 show high GSH peroxidase activity. GSTA3-3 catalyzes the isomerization of intermediates in steroid hormone biosynthesis. GSTA4-4 preferentially catalyzes the GSH conjugation of alkenals.

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gi 17569381  98 LIEIQPWFKEQDNAKKVEIFKkliESTIIPFISAFENILVTNGTGYFVGDKISYADLAIFHIFWFMNSKIlPGALRKYPK 177
Cdd:cd03208  20 MIMMLPFLPPEEKEAKLALIK---EKAKNRYFPVFEKVLKDHGQDFLVGNKLSRADVQLLEAILMVEELD-PSILSDFPL 95

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gi 17569381 178 LQEFIEKITAIDSIK 192
Cdd:cd03208  96 LQAFKTRISNIPTIK 110

Glutathione S-transferase, N-terminal domain; Function: conjugation of reduced glutathione to a variety of targets. Also included in the alignment, but not GSTs: S-crystallins from squid (similarity to GST previously noted); eukaryotic elongation factors 1-gamma (not known to have GST activity and similarity not previously recognized); HSP26 family of stress-related proteins including auxin-regulated proteins in plants and stringent starvation proteins in E. coli (not known to have GST activity and similarity not previously recognized). The glutathione molecule binds in a cleft between the N- and C-terminal domains - the catalytically important residues are proposed to reside in the N-terminal domain.

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gi 17569381     5 LQYFNMMG--RAEPARLIFAYAGVQYTDERVEKSAW----PEIKATTPHGKLPVLYVDGAKLAQSRVIERYL 70
Cdd:pfam02798   3 LTLYGIRGspRAHRIRWLLAEKGVEYEIVPLDFGAGpeksPELLKLNPLGKVPALEDGGKKLTESRAILEYI 74

Glutathione S-transferase, C-terminal domain; GST conjugates reduced glutathione to a variety of targets including S-crystallin from squid, the eukaryotic elongation factor 1-gamma, the HSP26 family of stress-related proteins and auxin-regulated proteins in plants. Stringent starvation proteins in E. coli are also included in the alignment but are not known to have GST activity. The glutathione molecule binds in a cleft between N and C-terminal domains. The catalytically important residues are proposed to reside in the N-terminal domain. In plants, GSTs are encoded by a large gene family (48 GST genes in Arabidopsis) and can be divided into the phi, tau, theta, zeta, and lambda classes.

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gi 17569381   129 ISAFENILVTNGtgYFVGDKISYADLAIFHIFWFMNSKILPGALRKYPKLQEFIEKITAID 189
Cdd:pfam00043  35 LSALEEVLKGQT--YLVGDKLTLADIALAPALLWLYELDPACLREKFPNLKAWFERVAARP 93

C-terminal, alpha helical domain of the Glutathione S-transferase family; Glutathione S-transferase (GST) family, C-terminal alpha helical domain; a large, diverse group of cytosolic dimeric proteins involved in cellular detoxification by catalyzing the conjugation of glutathione (GSH) with a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic alkylating agents, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins and products of oxidative stress. In addition, GSTs also show GSH peroxidase activity and are involved in the synthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes. This family, also referred to as soluble GSTs, is the largest family of GSH transferases and is only distantly related to the mitochondrial GSTs (GSTK). Soluble GSTs bear no structural similarity to microsomal GSTs (MAPEG family) and display additional activities unique to their group, such as catalyzing thiolysis, reduction and isomerization of certain compounds. The GST fold contains an N-terminal thioredoxin-fold domain and a C-terminal alpha helical domain, with an active site located in a cleft between the two domains. GSH binds to the N-terminal domain while the hydrophobic substrate occupies a pocket in the C-terminal domain. Based on sequence similarity, different classes of GSTs have been identified, which display varying tissue distribution, substrate specificities and additional specific activities. In humans, GSTs display polymorphisms which may influence individual susceptibility to diseases such as cancer, arthritis, allergy and sclerosis. Some GST family members with non-GST functions include glutaredoxin 2, the CLIC subfamily of anion channels, prion protein Ure2p, crystallins, metaxins, stringent starvation protein A, and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases.

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gi 17569381  99 IEIQPWFKEQDNAKKVEIFKKLIEStiipFISAFENILvtNGTGYFVGDKISYADLAIFHIFWFMN-SKILPGALRKYPK 177
Cdd:cd00299  19 LLYLEKVPLPKDEAAVEAAREELPA----LLAALEQLL--AGRPYLAGDQFSLADVALAPVLARLEaLGPYYDLLDEYPR 92

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gi 17569381 178 LQEFIEKI 185
Cdd:cd00299  93 LKAWYDRL 100

C-terminal, alpha helical domain of Class Mu Glutathione S-transferases; Glutathione S-transferase (GST) C-terminal domain family, Class Mu subfamily; GSTs are cytosolic dimeric proteins involved in cellular detoxification by catalyzing the conjugation of glutathione (GSH) with a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic alkylating agents, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins, and products of oxidative stress. The GST fold contains an N-terminal thioredoxin-fold domain and a C-terminal alpha helical domain, with an active site located in a cleft between the two domains. GSH binds to the N-terminal domain while the hydrophobic substrate occupies a pocket in the C-terminal domain. The class Mu subfamily is composed of eukaryotic GSTs. In rats, at least six distinct class Mu subunits have been identified, with homologous genes in humans for five of these subunits. Class Mu GSTs can form homodimers and heterodimers, giving a large number of possible isoenzymes that can be formed, all with overlapping activities but different substrate specificities. They are the most abundant GSTs in human liver, skeletal muscle and brain, and are believed to provide protection against diseases including cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. Some isoenzymes have additional specific functions. Human GST M1-1 acts as an endogenous inhibitor of ASK1 (apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1) thereby suppressing ASK1-mediated cell death. Human GSTM2-2 and 3-3 have been identified as prostaglandin E2 synthases in the brain and may play crucial roles in temperature and sleep-wake regulation.

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gi 17569381 143 YFVGDKISYAD------LAIFHIFwfmnskiLPGALRKYPKLQEFIEKITAIDSIKSWINS-RPKT 201
Cdd:cd03209  56 WFAGDKITYVDfllyeaLDQHRIF-------EPDCLDAFPNLKDFLERFEALPKISAYMKSdRFIK 114

C-terminal, alpha helical domain of Class Sigma Glutathione S-transferases; Glutathione S-transferase (GST) C-terminal domain family, Class Sigma; GSTs are cytosolic dimeric proteins involved in cellular detoxification by catalyzing the conjugation of glutathione (GSH) with a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic alkylating agents, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins, and products of oxidative stress. The GST fold contains an N-terminal thioredoxin-fold domain and a C-terminal alpha helical domain, with an active site located in a cleft between the two domains. GSH binds to the N-terminal domain while the hydrophobic substrate occupies a pocket in the C-terminal domain. Vertebrate class Sigma GSTs are characterized as GSH-dependent hematopoietic prostaglandin (PG) D synthases and are responsible for the production of PGD2 by catalyzing the isomerization of PGH2. The functions of PGD2 include the maintenance of body temperature, inhibition of platelet aggregation, bronchoconstriction, vasodilation, and mediation of allergy and inflammation.

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gi 17569381  83 ETAKMDELVACVEDFLIEIqPWFkEQDNAKKVEIFKKLIESTIIPFISAFENILvtNGTGYFVGDKISYADlaifhIFWF 162
Cdd:cd10295   3 EQCLVDALVDTLDDFMSCF-PWA-EKKQDVKEKMFNEALTGPAPHLLKDLDTYL--GGREWLVGKSVTWAD-----FYWD 73

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gi 17569381 163 MNSKIL----PGALRKYPKLQEFIEKI 185
Cdd:cd10295  74 TCSTTLlsfkPDLLKNYPRLVALRDKV 100

GST_N family, Saccharomyces cerevisiae GTT2-like subfamily; composed of predominantly uncharacterized proteins with similarity to the S. cerevisiae GST protein, GTT2. GSTs are cytosolic dimeric proteins involved in cellular detoxification by catalyzing the conjugation of glutathione (GSH) with a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic alkylating agents, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins and products of oxidative stress. GSTs also show GSH peroxidase activity and are involved in the synthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes. The GST fold contains an N-terminal TRX-fold domain and a C-terminal alpha helical domain, with an active site located in a cleft between the two domains. GTT2, a homodimer, exhibits GST activity with standard substrates. Strains with deleted GTT2 genes are viable but exhibit increased sensitivity to heat shock.

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gi 17569381  16 PARLIFAYAGVQYTDERVEKSAW------PEIKATTPHGKLPVLYV-DGAKLAQSRVIERYL 70
Cdd:cd03051  12 PRRVRIFLAEKGIDVPLVTVDLAageqrsPEFLAKNPAGTVPVLELdDGTVITESVAICRYL 73