NameGlutathione S-transferase A1
Synonyms
  • 2.5.1.18
  • GST class-alpha member 1
  • GST HA subunit 1
  • GST-epsilon
  • GSTA1-1
  • GTH1
Gene NameGSTA1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011643|Glutathione S-transferase A1
MAEKPKLHYFNARGRMESTRWLLAAAGVEFEEKFIKSAEDLDKLRNDGYLMFQQVPMVEI
DGMKLVQTRAILNYIASKYNLYGKDIKERALIDMYIEGIADLGEMILLLPVCPPEEKDAK
LALIKEKIKNRYFPAFEKVLKSHGQDYLVGNKLSRADIHLVELLYYVEELDSSLISSFPL
LKALKTRISNLPTVKKFLQPGSPRKPPMDEKSLEEARKIFRF
Number of residues222
Molecular Weight25630.785
Theoretical pI9.34
GO Classification
Functions
  • glutathione transferase activity
Processes
  • xenobiotic metabolic process
  • glutathione metabolic process
  • glutathione derivative biosynthetic process
  • epithelial cell differentiation
  • metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
Components
  • extracellular exosome
  • cytosol
General FunctionGlutathione transferase activity
Specific FunctionConjugation of reduced glutathione to a wide number of exogenous and endogenous hydrophobic electrophiles.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID306809
UniProtKB IDP08263
UniProtKB Entry NameGSTA1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011644|Glutathione S-transferase A1 (GSTA1)
ATGGCAGAGAAGCCCAAGCTCCACTACTTCAATGCACGGGGCAGAATGGAGTCCACCCGG
TGGCTCCTGGCTGCAGCTGGAGTAGAGTTTGAAGAGAAATTTATAAAATCTGCAGAAGAT
TTGGACAAGTTAAGAAATGATGGATATTTGATGTTCCAGCAAGTGCCAATGGTTGAGATT
GATGGGATGAAGCTGGTGCAGACCAGAGCCATTCTCAACTACATTGCCAGCAAATACAAC
CTCTATGGGAAAGACATAAAGGAGAGAGCCCTGATTGATATGTATATAGAAGGTATAGCA
GATTTGGGTGAAATGATCCTCCTTCTGCCCGTATGTCCACCTGAGGAAAAAGATGCCAAG
CTTGCCTTGATCAAAGAGAAAATAAAAAATCGCTACTTCCCTGCCTTTGAAAAAGTCTTA
AAGAGCCATGGACAAGACTACCTTGTTGGCAACAAGCTGAGCCGGGCTGACATTCATCTG
GTGGAACTTCTCTACTACGTCGAGGAGCTTGACTCCAGTCTTATCTCCAGCTTCCCTCTG
CTGAAGGCCCTGAAAACCAGAATCAGCAACCTGCCCACAGTGAAGAAGTTTCTACAGCCT
GGCAGCCCAAGGAAGCCTCCCATGGATGAGAAATCTTTAGAAGAAGCAAGGAAGATTTTC
AGGTTTTAA
GenBank Gene IDM15872
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGSTA1
HGNC IDHGNC:4626
Chromosome Location6
Locus6p12.1
References
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