Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 4258
Gene name Microsomal glutathione S-transferase 2
Gene symbol MGST2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
GST2MGST-II
Chromosome 4
Chromosome location 4q31.1
Summary The MAPEG (Membrane Associated Proteins in Eicosanoid and Glutathione metabolism) family consists of six human proteins, several of which are involved in the production of leukotrienes and prostaglandin E, important mediators of inflammation. This gene en
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT020512 hsa-miR-155-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT028440 hsa-miR-30a-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT043852 hsa-miR-340-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT1147679 hsa-miR-1292 CLIP-seq
MIRT1147680 hsa-miR-205 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004364 Function Glutathione transferase activity IBA
GO:0004364 Function Glutathione transferase activity IDA 8703034, 23409838
GO:0004364 Function Glutathione transferase activity IEA
GO:0004464 Function Leukotriene-C4 synthase activity IBA
GO:0004464 Function Leukotriene-C4 synthase activity IDA 8703034, 9092565, 23409838
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601733 7063 ENSG00000085871
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q99735
Protein name Microsomal glutathione S-transferase 2 (Microsomal GST-2) (EC 2.5.1.18) (Glutathione peroxidase MGST2) (EC 1.11.1.-) (Leukotriene C4 synthase MGST2) (EC 4.4.1.20) (Microsomal glutathione S-transferase II) (Microsomal GST-II)
Protein function Catalyzes several different glutathione-dependent reactions (PubMed:23409838, PubMed:26066610, PubMed:26656251, PubMed:8703034, PubMed:9278457). Catalyzes the glutathione-dependent reduction of lipid hydroperoxides, such as 5-HPETE (PubMed:23409
PDB 6SSR , 6SSS , 6SSU , 6SSW
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01124 MAPEG 8 124 MAPEG family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Liver, spleen, skeletal muscle, heart, adrenals, pancreas, prostate, testis, fetal liver, and fetal spleen. Very low expression in lung, brain, placenta and bone marrow (PubMed:8703034). Abundantly expressed in human umbilical vein end
Sequence
Sequence length 147
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Glutathione metabolism
Metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450
Drug metabolism - cytochrome P450
Drug metabolism - other enzymes
Metabolic pathways
Platinum drug resistance
Pathways in cancer
Chemical carcinogenesis - DNA adducts
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation
Chemical carcinogenesis - reactive oxygen species
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis
  Glutathione conjugation
Aflatoxin activation and detoxification
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
COLOR VISION DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
VESICOURETERAL REFLUX GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Crohn Disease Crohn disease Pubtator 35872023 Stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia BEFREE 10666225
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Psoriasis Psoriasis BEFREE 16773312
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Psoriasis vulgaris Psoriasis vulgaris BEFREE 16498398, 16773312
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only