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Modulation of glutathione S-transferase activity by a thiol/disulfide exchange reaction and involvement of thioltransferase.

Archives of biochemistry and biophysics (1993-01-01)
T Terada, H Maeda, K Okamoto, T Nishinaka, T Mizoguchi, T Nishihara
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Low concentrations of cystamine and cystine inactivated human placenta glutathione S-transferase (GST-pi) in cytosolic fraction very effectively, as did the purified enzyme, through the thiol/disulfide exchange reaction. Mixed disulfide formation of GST-pi in cytosol was prevented by thioltransferase existing in cytosol with a low concentration of GSH. This protection of GST-pi activity was more effective with the participation of glutathione reductase. The incorporation of half-[14C]cystine into a GST-pi molecule according to the inactivation was provided by autoradiography. Purified human placenta thioltransferase (1900-fold from cytosol) could release the incorporated half-[14C]cystine from a GST-pi molecule with restoration of enzyme activity. Thioredoxin in placenta cytosol could not protect the GST-pi activity from inactivation at all.

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