基因名：
GSTA4
产品别名：
GSTA4-4； GTA4； GSTA4； glutathione S-transferase alpha 4； glutathione S-transferase alpha 4； glutathione S-transferase A4； GST class-alpha member 4； S-(hydroxyalkyl)glutathione lyase A4； glutathione S-alkyltransferase A4； glutathione S-aralkyltransferase A4； glutathione S-aryltransferase A4； glutathione S-transferase A4-4； glutathione transferase A4-4； 谷胱甘肽S转移酶A4； 谷胱甘肽S转移酶α4(GSTA4)；
背景信息：
Cytosolic and membrane-bound forms of glutathione S-transferase are encoded by two distinct supergene families. These enzymes are involved in cellular defense against toxic, carcinogenic, and pharmacologically active electrophilic compounds. At present, eight distinct classes of the soluble cytoplasmic mammalian glutathione S-transferases have been identified: alpha, kappa, mu, omega, pi, sigma, theta and zeta. This gene encodes a glutathione S-tranferase belonging to the alpha class. The alpha class genes, which are located in a cluster on chromosome 6, are highly related and encode enzymes with glutathione peroxidase activity that function in the detoxification of lipid peroxidation products. Reactive electrophiles produced by oxidative metabolism have been linked to a number of degenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, cataract formation, and atherosclerosis. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
