Structural highlights
Function
GSTA1_HUMAN Conjugation of reduced glutathione to a wide number of exogenous and endogenous hydrophobic electrophiles.[1]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Dietary isothiocyanates abundant as glucosinolate precursors in many edible cruciferous vegetables are effective for prevention of cancer in chemically-induced and transgenic rodent models. Some of these agents, including phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), have already advanced to clinical investigations. The primary route of isothiocyanate metabolism is its conjugation with glutathione (GSH), a reaction catalyzed by glutathione S-transferase (GST). The pi class GST of subunit type 1 (hGSTP1) is much more effective than the alpha class GST of subunit type 1 (hGSTA1) in catalyzing the conjugation. Here, we report the crystal structures of hGSTP1 and hGSTA1 each in complex with the GSH adduct of PEITC. We find that PEITC also covalently modifies the cysteine side chains of GST, which irreversibly inhibits enzymatic activity.
Irreversible Inhibition of Glutathione S-Transferase by Phenethyl Isothiocyanate (PEITC), a Dietary Cancer Chemopreventive Phytochemical.,Kumari V, Dyba MA, Holland RJ, Liang YH, Singh SV, Ji X PLoS One. 2016 Sep 29;11(9):e0163821. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163821., eCollection 2016. PMID:27684484[2]
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References
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- ↑ Kumari V, Dyba MA, Holland RJ, Liang YH, Singh SV, Ji X. Irreversible Inhibition of Glutathione S-Transferase by Phenethyl Isothiocyanate (PEITC), a Dietary Cancer Chemopreventive Phytochemical. PLoS One. 2016 Sep 29;11(9):e0163821. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163821., eCollection 2016. PMID:27684484 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163821