Insect glutathione transferases

AJ Ketterman, C Saisawang… - Drug metabolism …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This article is an overview of the current knowledge of insect glutathione transferases. Three
major topics are discussed: the glutathione transferase contributions to insecticide …

Insecticide resistance and glutathione S-transferases in mosquitoes: A review

A Che-Mendoza, RP Penilla, DA Rodríguez - African Journal of …, 2009 - ajol.info
Mosquito glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) have received considerable attention in the last
20 years because of their role in insecticide metabolism producing resistance. Many …

A preliminary characterization of the cytosolic glutathione transferase proteome from Drosophila melanogaster

C Saisawang, J Wongsantichon… - Biochemical …, 2012 - portlandpress.com
The cytosolic GST (glutathione transferase) superfamily has been annotated in the
Drosophila melanogaster genome database. Of 36 genes, four undergo alternative splicing …

The biochemical and molecular genetic basis of resistance to pesticides in arthropods.

RM Hollingworth, K Dong - Global pesticide resistance in …, 2008 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This chapter describes the principal mechanisms of resistance that allow arthropods to
escape control, as discovered through laboratory toxicological and molecular genetic …

An intersubunit lock-and-key 'clasp'motif in the dimer interface of Delta class glutathione transferase

J Wongsantichon, AJ Ketterman - Biochemical Journal, 2006 - portlandpress.com
Structural investigations of a GST (glutathione transferase), adGSTD4-4, from the malaria
vector Anopheles dirus show a novel lock-and-key 'Clasp'motif in the dimer interface of the …

Molecular cloning and characterization of α-class glutathione S-transferase genes from the hepatopancreas of red sea bream, Pagrus major

T Konishi, K Kato, T Araki, K Shiraki, M Takagi… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2005 - Elsevier
Two distinct cDNAs corresponding to GSTA1 and GSTA2 genes encoding glutathione S-
transferases (GSTs) from the hepatopancreas of red sea bream, Pagrus major were cloned …

Catalytic and structural contributions for glutathione-binding residues in a Delta class glutathione S-transferase

P Winayanuwattikun, AJ Ketterman - Biochemical Journal, 2004 - portlandpress.com
Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are dimeric proteins that play a major role in cellular
detoxification. The GSTs in mosquito Anopheles dirus species B, an important malaria vector …

Alternative splicing of glutathione S‐transferases

J Wongsantichon, AJ Ketterman - Methods in enzymology, 2005 - Elsevier
This chapter discusses the alternative splicing of glutathione S‐transferase proteins,
including current investigations of enzymatic, nonenzymatic functions, as well as structural …

Differences in the subunit interface residues of alternatively spliced glutathione transferases affects catalytic and structural functions

J Piromjitpong, J Wongsantichon… - Biochemical …, 2007 - portlandpress.com
GSTs (glutathione transferases) are multifunctional widespread enzymes. Currently there
are 13 identified classes within this family. Previously most structural characterization has …

The structural roles of a conserved small hydrophobic core in the active site and an ionic bridge in domain I of delta class glutathione S-transferase

A Vararattanavech, P Prommeenate… - Biochemical …, 2006 - portlandpress.com
GSTs (glutathione S-transferases; EC 2.5. 1.18) are a supergene family of dimeric
multifunctional enzymes that have a major role in detoxification pathways. Using a GST from …