NameGlutathione S-transferase A2
Synonyms
  • 2.5.1.18
  • GST class-alpha member 2
  • GST HA subunit 2
  • GST-gamma
  • GST2
  • GSTA2-2
  • GTH2
Gene NameGSTA2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011580|Glutathione S-transferase A2
MAEKPKLHYSNIRGRMESIRWLLAAAGVEFEEKFIKSAEDLDKLRNDGYLMFQQVPMVEI
DGMKLVQTRAILNYIASKYNLYGKDIKEKALIDMYIEGIADLGEMILLLPFSQPEEQDAK
LALIQEKTKNRYFPAFEKVLKSHGQDYLVGNKLSRADIHLVELLYYVEELDSSLISSFPL
LKALKTRISNLPTVKKFLQPGSPRKPPMDEKSLEESRKIFRF
Number of residues222
Molecular Weight25663.675
Theoretical pI9.07
GO Classification
Functions
  • glutathione transferase activity
Processes
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • xenobiotic metabolic process
  • glutathione metabolic process
  • glutathione derivative biosynthetic process
  • epithelial cell differentiation
Components
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
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 ID306811
UniProtKB IDP09210
UniProtKB Entry NameGSTA2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011581|Glutathione S-transferase A2 (GSTA2)
ATGGCAGAGAAGCCCAAGCTCCACTACTCCAATATACGGGGCAGAATGGAGTCCATCCGG
TGGCTCCTGGCTGCAGCTGGAGTAGAGTTTGAAGAGAAATTTATAAAATCTGCAGAAGAT
TTGGACAAGTTAAGAAATGATGGATATTTGATGTTCCAGCAAGTGCCAATGGTTGAGATT
GATGGGATGAAGCTGGTGCAGACCAGAGCCATTCTCAACTACATTGCCAGCAAATACAAC
CTCTATGGGAAAGACATAAAGGAGAAAGCCCTGATTGATATGTATATAGAAGGTATAGCA
GATTTGGGTGAAATGATCCTTCTTCTGCCCTTTAGTCAACCTGAGGAACAAGATGCCAAG
CTTGCCTTGATCCAAGAGAAAACAAAAAATCGCTACTTCCCTGCCTTTGAAAAAGTCTTA
AAGAGCCACGGACAAGACTACCTTGTTGGCAACAAGCTGAGCCGGGCTGACATTCACCTG
GTGGAACTTCTCTACTACGTGGAAGAGCTTGACTCTAGCCTTATTTCCAGCTTCCCTCTG
CTGAAGGCCCTGAAAACCAGAATCAGTAACCTGCCCACAGTGAAGAAGTTTCTACAGCCT
GGCAGCCCAAGGAAGCCTCCCATGGATGAGAAATCTTTAGAAGAATCAAGGAAGATTTTC
AGGTTTTAA
GenBank Gene IDM16594
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGSTA2
HGNC IDHGNC:4627
Chromosome Location6
Locus6p12.1
References
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