NameGlutathione S-transferase A3
Synonyms
  • 2.5.1.18
  • Glutathione S-transferase A3-3
  • GST class-alpha member 3
Gene NameGSTA3
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001614|Glutathione S-transferase A3
MAGKPKLHYFNGRGRMEPIRWLLAAAGVEFEEKFIGSAEDLGKLRNDGSLMFQQVPMVEI
DGMKLVQTRAILNYIASKYNLYGKDIKERALIDMYTEGMADLNEMILLLPLCRPEEKDAK
IALIKEKTKSRYFPAFEKVLQSHGQDYLVGNKLSRADISLVELLYYVEELDSSLISNFPL
LKALKTRISNLPTVKKFLQPGSPRKPPADAKALEEARKIFRF
Number of residues222
Molecular Weight25301.355
Theoretical pI9.69
GO Classification
Functions
  • glutathione transferase activity
Processes
  • xenobiotic metabolic process
  • glutathione metabolic process
  • glutathione derivative biosynthetic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
Components
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionGlutathione transferase activity
Specific FunctionConjugation of reduced glutathione to a wide number of exogenous and endogenous hydrophobic electrophiles. Catalyzes isomerization reactions that contribute to the biosynthesis of steroid hormones. Efficiently catalyze obligatory double-bond isomerizations of delta(5)-androstene-3,17-dione and delta(5)-pregnene-3,20-dione, precursors to testosterone and progesterone, respectively.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID951352
UniProtKB IDQ16772
UniProtKB Entry NameGSTA3_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010569|Glutathione S-transferase A3 (GSTA3)
ATGGCAGGGAAGCCCAAGCTTCACTACTTCAATGGACGGGGCAGAATGGAGCCCATCCGG
TGGCTCTTGGCTGCAGCTGGAGTGGAGTTTGAAGAGAAATTTATAGGATCTGCAGAAGAT
TTGGGAAAGTTAAGAAATGATGGGAGTTTGATGTTCCAGCAAGTACCAATGGTTGAGATT
GATGGGATGAAGTTGGTACAGACCAGAGCCATTCTCAACTACATTGCCAGCAAATACAAC
CTCTACGGGAAAGACATAAAGGAGAGAGCCCTAATTGATATGTATACAGAAGGTATGGCA
GATTTGAATGAAATGATCCTTCTTCTGCCCTTATGTCGACCTGAGGAAAAAGATGCCAAG
ATTGCCTTGATCAAAGAGAAAACAAAAAGTCGCTATTTCCCTGCCTTCGAAAAAGTGTTA
CAGAGCCATGGACAAGACTACCTTGTTGGCAACAAGCTGAGCCGGGCTGACATTAGCCTG
GTGGAACTTCTCTACTATGTGGAAGAGCTTGACTCCAGCCTTATCTCCAACTTCCCTCTG
CTGAAGGCCCTGAAAACCAGAATCAGCAACCTGCCCACGGTGAAGAAGTTTCTACAGCCT
GGCAGCCCAAGGAAGCCTCCCGCAGATGCAAAAGCTTTAGAAGAAGCCAGAAAGATTTTC
AGGTTTTAA
GenBank Gene IDL13275
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGSTA3
HGNC IDHGNC:4628
Chromosome Location6
Locus6p12.1
References
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