Glutathione S-transferase Mu 1

GSTM1
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases GSTM1, GST1, GSTM1-1, GSTM1a-1a, GSTM1b-1b, GTH4, GTM1, H-B, MU, MU-1, glutathione S-transferase mu 1
External IDs MGI: 95861 HomoloGene: 121492 GeneCards: GSTM1
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

2944

14863

Ensembl

ENSG00000134184

ENSMUSG00000040562

UniProt

P09488

P15626

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000561
NM_146421

NM_008183

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000552.2
NP_666533.1

NP_032209.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 109.69 – 109.71 Mb Chr 3: 107.98 – 107.99 Mb
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Glutathione S-transferase Mu 1 (gene name GSTM1) is a human glutathione S-transferase.

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 cytoplasmic 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. Null mutations of this class mu gene have been linked with an increase in a number of cancers, likely due to an increased susceptibility to environmental toxins and carcinogens. Multiple protein isoforms are encoded by transcript variants of this gene.[3]

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