The protein encoded by this gene, glutathione S-transferase (GST) theta 2B (GSTT2B), is a member of a superfamily of proteins that catalyze the conjugation of reduced glutathione to a variety of electrophilic and hydrophobic compounds. Human GSTs can be d
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Gene ontology (GO)Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
Conjugation of reduced glutathione to a wide number of exogenous and endogenous hydrophobic electrophiles (PubMed:1417752). Has a sulfatase activity (PubMed:1417752).
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed at low levels in liver. In lung, expressed at low levels in ciliated bronchiolar cells, alveolar macrophages and alveolar type II cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8761485}.
["Glutathione metabolism","Metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450","Drug metabolism - cytochrome P450","Drug metabolism - other enzymes","Platinum drug resistance","Chemical carcinogenesis - DNA adducts","Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation","Chemical carcinogenesis - reactive oxygen species","Hepatocellular carcinoma","Fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis","Glutathione conjugation"]
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Diseases Linked via Similar GenesDiseases curated for genes most similar to GSTT2B (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for GSTT2B itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.