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 …

Structural analysis of cysteine S-nitrosylation: a modified acid-based motif and the emerging role of trans-nitrosylation

SM Marino, VN Gladyshev - Journal of molecular biology, 2010 - Elsevier
S-Nitrosylation, the selective and reversible addition of nitric oxide (NO) moiety to cysteine
(Cys) sulfur in proteins, regulates numerous cellular processes. In recent years, proteomic …

Functional divergence and catalytic properties of dehydroascorbate reductase family proteins from Populus tomentosa

ZX Tang, HL Yang - Molecular biology reports, 2013 - Springer
Dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) is a key enzyme in the ascorbate–glutathione cycle
that maintains reduced pools of ascorbic acid and serves as an important antioxidant. In this …

Structural basis for catalytic activity of a silkworm Delta-class glutathione transferase

K Yamamoto, K Usuda, Y Kakuta, M Kimura… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Glutathione transferase (GST) catalyzes glutathione conjugation, a major
detoxification pathway for xenobiotics and endogenous substances. Here, we determined …

Conserved Residues Lys64 and Glu78 at the Subunit Surface of Tau Glutathione Transferase in Rice Affect Structure and Enzymatic Properties

X Yang, Z Zhang, L Wu, M Yang, S Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glutathione transferases (GSTs) are a superfamily of dimeric proteins associated with the
detoxification of various reactive electrophiles and responsive to a multitude of stressors. We …

Structural contributions of delta class glutathione transferase active-site residues to catalysis

J Wongsantichon, RC Robinson… - Biochemical …, 2010 - portlandpress.com
GST (glutathione transferase) is a dimeric enzyme recognized for biotransformation of
xenobiotics and endogenous toxic compounds. In the present study, residues forming the …

Stability of the domain interface contributes towards the catalytic function at the H-site of class alpha glutathione transferase A1-1

D Balchin, S Fanucchi, I Achilonu, RJ Adamson… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2010 - Elsevier
Cytosolic glutathione transferases (GSTs) are major detoxification enzymes in aerobes.
Each subunit has two distinct domains and an active site consisting of a G-site for binding …

Effects of conserved Arg20, Glu74 and Asp77 on the structure and function of a tau class glutathione S-transferase in rice

X Yang, Z Wu, J Gao - Plant Molecular Biology, 2021 - Springer
Key message The relative position of domains is critical for enzymatic properties of tau class
glutathione S-transferases, and altering the position of linker far away from the active center …

Structural evidence for conformational changes of Delta class glutathione transferases after ligand binding

J Wongsantichon, RC Robinson… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2012 - Elsevier
We report four new crystal structures for Delta class glutathione transferases from insects.
We compare these new structures as well as several previously reported structures to …

Class Pi glutathione transferase unfolds via a dimeric and not monomeric intermediate: functional implications for an unstable monomer

S Gildenhuys, LA Wallace, JP Burke, D Balchin… - Biochemistry, 2010 - ACS Publications
Cytosolic class pi glutathione transferase P1-1 (GSTP1-1) is associated with drug resistance
and proliferative pathways because of its catalytic detoxification properties and ability to bind …