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Mammalian class theta GST and differential susceptibility to carcinogens: a review.
Mutation research - 1 Oct 2000
Landi S
Abstract excerpt
Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are an important part of the cellular detoxification system and, perhaps, evolved to protect cells against reactive oxygen metabolites. Theta is considered the most ancient among the GSTs and theta-like GSTs are found in mammals, fish, insects, plants, unicellular algae, and bacteria. It is thought that an ancestral theta-gene underwent an early duplication before the divergence...
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