CHARACTERIZATION OF 2 NOVEL SUBUNITS OF THE ALPHA-CLASS GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASES OF HUMAN LIVER

被引:13
作者
AHMAD, H [1 ]
SINGHAL, SS [1 ]
SAXENA, M [1 ]
AWASTHI, YC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,MED BRANCH,DEPT HUMAN BIOL CHEM & GENET,2138 MED RES BLDG,J-67,GALVESTON,TX 77555
关键词
GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE; SUBUNIT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; (HUMAN);
D O I
10.1016/0167-4838(93)90234-I
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
More than 85% of the complete amino-acid sequence of the alpha-class glutathione S-transferase omega (GST omega) of human liver, described for the first time in this communication, show that GST omega is a heterodimer of two closely related novel alpha-class GST subunits. The sequences of these subunits, omega1 and omega2, have over 97% homology between them and are also highly homologous to the two alpha-class subunits characterized previously. Characterization of these two novel alpha-class subunits described in this report would explain the molecular basis for high degree of heterogeneity observed among the alpha-class human GSTs.
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