Evolution in an ancient detoxification pathway is coupled with a transition to herbivory in the Drosophilidae

AD Gloss, DG Vassao, AL Hailey… - Molecular Biology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Chemically defended plant tissues present formidable barriers to herbivores. Although
mechanisms to resist plant defenses have been identified in ancient herbivorous lineages …

Mechanistic studies of FosB: a divalent-metal-dependent bacillithiol-S-transferase that mediates fosfomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

AA Roberts, SV Sharma, AW Strankman… - Biochemical …, 2013 - portlandpress.com
FosB is a divalent-metal-dependent thiol-S-transferase implicated in fosfomycin resistance
among many pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria. In the present paper, we describe detailed …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of a Drosophila glutathione transferase involved in isothiocyanate detoxification

D Gonzalez, S Fraichard, P Grassein, P Delarue… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Glutathione transferases (GSTs) are ubiquitous key enzymes that catalyse the conjugation of
glutathione to xenobiotic compounds in the detoxification process. GSTs have been …

Identification and Functional Analysis of Glutathione S-Transferases from Sitophilus zeamais in Olfactory Organ

D Xia, R Zheng, J Huang, S Lu, Q Tang - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Sitophilus zeamais is a worldwide pest that destroys many grain products,
causing a loss of cereal quality and quantity resulting from its metabolites and behavior …

Expression patterns of Drosophila Melanogaster glutathione transferases

E Gonis, S Fraichard, T Chertemps, A Hecker… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glutathione transferases are key enzymes found in all living species. In
insects, two classes of these enzymes are specific: the Delta and Epsilon classes. These …

Structural Analysis of the Drosophila melanogaster GSTome

N Petiot, M Schwartz, P Delarue, P Senet, F Neiers… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Glutathione transferase (GST) is a superfamily of ubiquitous enzymes, multigenic in
numerous organisms and which generally present homodimeric structures. GSTs are …

Structural and Thermodynamic Insights into Dimerization Interfaces of Drosophila glutathione transferases

M Schwartz, N Petiot, J Chaloyard, V Senty-Segault… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the dimerization interfaces of fly GSTs
through sequence alignment. Our investigation revealed GSTE1 as a particularly intriguing …

Recombinant expression and characterization of GSTd3 from a resistant population of Anopheles arabiensis and comparison of DDTase activity with GSTe2

X Lu, EA Simma, P Spanoghe, T Van Leeuwen… - Pesticide biochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is a challenge for the global
effort to control and eradicate malaria. Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are multifunctional …

Delta class glutathione S-transferase (TuGSTd01) from the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae is inhibited by abamectin

L Daneshian, C Schlachter, LFSM Timmers… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
GSTs (Glutathione S-transferases) are known to catalyze the nucleophilic attack of the
sulfhydryl group of reduced glutathione (GSH) on electrophilic centers of xenobiotic …

Biochemical and structural insights on the poplar tau glutathione transferase GSTU19 and 20 paralogs binding flavonoids

E Sylvestre-Gonon, L Morette, M Viloria… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Glutathione transferases (GSTs) constitute a widespread superfamily of enzymes notably
involved in xenobiotic detoxification and/or in specialized metabolism. Populus trichocarpa …