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Functional compensation of glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) null by another GST superfamily member,GSTM2

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Title Functional compensation of glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) null by another GST superfamily member,GSTM2
 
Creator Bhattacharjee, Pritha
Paul, Somnath
Banerjee, Mayukh
Patra, Deblina
Banerjee, Priyam
Ghoshal, Nanda
Bandyopadhyay, Arun
Giri, Ashok K
 
Subject Cell Biology & Physiology
Molecular & Human Genetics
Structural Biology & Bioinformatics
 
Description The gene for glutathione-S-transferase (GST) M1 (GSTM1), a member of the GST-superfamily, is widely studied in cancer risk with regard to the homozygous deletion of the gene (GSTM1 null), leading to a lack of corresponding enzymatic activity. Many of these studies have reported inconsistent findings regarding its association with cancer risk. Therefore, we employed in silico, in vitro, and in vivo approaches to investigate whether the absence of a functional GSTM1 enzyme in a null variant can be compensated for by other family members. Through the in silico approach, we identified maximum structural homology between GSTM1 and GSTM2. Total plasma GST enzymatic activity was similar in recruited individuals, irrespective of their GSTM1 genotype (positive/null). Furthermore, expression profiling using real-time PCR, western blotting, and GSTM2 overexpression following transient knockdown of GSTM1 in HeLa cells confirmed that the absence of GSTM1 activity can be compensated for by the overexpression of GSTM2
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.eprints.iicb.res.in/2433/1/SCIENTIFIC_REPORTS__Vol.__3__Article_Number__2704;2013.pdf
Bhattacharjee, Pritha and Paul, Somnath and Banerjee, Mayukh and Patra, Deblina and Banerjee, Priyam and Ghoshal, Nanda and Bandyopadhyay, Arun and Giri, Ashok K (2013) Functional compensation of glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) null by another GST superfamily member,GSTM2. Scientific Reports, 3 (2704). 01-06.
 
Relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02704
http://www.eprints.iicb.res.in/2433/