GST function in drug and stress response.
Glutathione (GSH) is the major non-protein thiol in cells and is a co-factor for many types of conjugation reactions involving glutathione S-transferases (GST). Because of the defined role of GST in drug metabolism, elevated expression of GSTpi either as a tumor marker or in drug resistance has automatically been linked to detoxification. Similarly, GSH has mostly been viewed as a passive cellular supply of nucleophilic sulfur. This mini-review highlights recent reports which advocate a novel, non-catalytic role for GSTpi as an integral determinant of cellular pathways of stress response, proliferation and apoptosis. Copyright 1999 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
Tew
Kenneth D.
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Department of Pharmacology Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia
Ronai
Ze'ev
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