| Gene Symbol | GSTM2 |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 2946 |
| Alt Symbol | GST4, GSTM, GSTM2-2, GTHMUS |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | glutathione S-transferase mu 2 (muscle) |
| Other Description | GST class-mu 2|GST, muscle|S-(hydroxyalkyl)glutathione lyase M2|glutathione S-alkyltransferase M2|glutathione S-aralkyltransferase M2|glutathione S-aryltransferase M2|glutathione S-transferase 4|glutathione S-transferase M1|glutathione S-transferase M2 (muscle)|glutathione S-transferase Mu 2 |
| Swissprots | Q8WWE1 Q5TZY5 Q2M318 E9PEM9 P28161 B4DRY4 |
| Accessions | ABW03923 CAA40168 EAW56406 P28161 AK299482 BAG61446 AK309796 BC017836 BC105038 AAI05039 BC105066 AAI05067 BC110380 AAI10381 BM924181 BT019947 AAV38750 DA528798 M63509 AAA60963 NM_000848 NP_000839 NM_001142368 NP_001135840 |
| Function | Conjugation of reduced glutathione to a wide number of exogenous and endogenous hydrophobic electrophiles. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16549767}. |
| Subcellular Location | Cytoplasm. |
| Tissue Specificity | Muscle. |
| Top Pathways | Chemical carcinogenesis, Glutathione metabolism, Metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450, Drug metabolism - cytochrome P450 |