title: Structure and organization of the human theta-class glutathione S-transferase and D-dopachrome tautomerase gene complex.
abstract: The structure and organization of the human Theta-class glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes have been determined. GSTT1 and GSTT2 are separated by approx. 50 kb. They have a similar structure, being composed of five exons with identical exon/intron boundaries. GSTT1 is 8.1 kb in length, while GSTT2 is only 3.7 kb. The GSTT2 gene lies head-to-head with a gene encoding d-dopachrome tautomerase (DDCT), which extends over 8.5 kb and contains four exons. The sequence between GSTT2 and DDCT may contain a bidirectional promoter. The GSTT2 and DDCT genes have been duplicated in an inverted repeat. Sequence analysis of the duplicated GSTT2 gene has identified an exon 2/intron 2 splice site abnormality and a premature translation stop signal at codon 196. These changes suggest that the duplicate gene is a pseudogene, and it has been named GSTT2P.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Genetics Group, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, P.O. Box 334, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coggan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Whitbread
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whittington
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Board
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005091:Exons; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D019746:Intramolecular Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011544:Pseudogenes
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D019746:Intramolecular Oxidoreductases; C042501:dopachrome isomerase