glutathione S-transferase mu-5 (GSTM5-5, GST class-mu 5, GSTM5)

Function

• conjugation of reduced glutathione to a wide number of exogenous & endogenous hydrophobic electrophiles

RX + glutathione = HX + R-S-glutathione

Structure

• homodimer (putative) belongs to the GST superfamily. Mu family

Compartment

cytoplasm

More general terms

• glutathione S-transferase mu

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P46439.html
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:2949
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/138385
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=2949