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WormBase Tree Display for Gene: HGNC:4629

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Name Class

HGNC:4629IdentityNameCGC_nameGsta4Inferred_automaticallyAGR_import
Other_name (12)
Public_nameGsta4
DB_infoDatabaseHGNCid4629
AGRcURIHGNC:4629
EnsEMBLENSEMBL_geneIDENSG00000170899
UniProtUniProt_ACO15217
SpeciesHomo sapiens
StatusLive
Gene_infoBiotypeSO:0001217
OrthologWBGene00021127Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Panther
WBGene00001783Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
OMA
WBGene00001782Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
OMA
Structured_descriptionAutomated_descriptionCytosolic and membrane-bound forms of glutathione S-transferase are encoded by two distinct supergene families. These enzymes are involved in cellular defense against toxic, carcinogenic, and pharmacologically active electrophilic compounds. At present, eight distinct classes of the soluble cytoplasmic mammalian glutathione S-transferases have been identified: alpha, kappa, mu, omega, pi, sigma, theta and zeta. This gene encodes a glutathione S-tranferase belonging to the alpha class. The alpha class genes, which are located in a cluster on chromosome 6, are highly related and encode enzymes with glutathione peroxidase activity that function in the detoxification of lipid peroxidation products. Reactive electrophiles produced by oxidative metabolism have been linked to a number of degenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, cataract formation, and atherosclerosis. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]Inferred_automaticallyAGR_import