| Description | Membrane-bound and Cytosolic forms of GST are encoded by 2 separate supergene families. These enzymes function in the detoxification of electrophilic compounds, including carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, environmental toxins and products of oxidative stress, by conjugation with glutathione. There are 8 different classes of soluble cytoplasmic mammalian GST: alpha, kappa, mu, omega, pi, sigma, theta and zeta. The GSTA1 is found in a cluster mapped to chromosome 6, and is highly expressed in the liver. GSTA1 protects the cells from reactive oxygen species Synonyms: GST2, GSTA1-1, GTH1, GSTA-1, GSTAI, GSTA-I, EC 2.5.1.18, Glutathione S-transferase A1, GST HA subunit 1, GST-epsilon, GST class-alpha member 1, GSTA1, MGC131939 |
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