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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Chem. 2009 Mar;390(3):191–214. doi: 10.1515/BC.2009.033

Table 3.

GSH-related proteins and their possible disease associations

GSH-related proteins Disease association
Enzymes:
γ-Glutamylcysteine ligase Hemolytic anemia, myocardial infarction, schizophrenia, neurological symptoms, COPD
Glutathione synthetase Hemolytic anemia, metabolic acidosis, CNS dysfunction
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase Glutathionuria, atherosclerosis
Dipeptidase Neurological symptoms
γ-Glutamyl cyclotransferase (none)
5-Oxoprolinase Neurological symptoms, hypoglycemia, kidney stones
N-Acetyltransferases Drug sensitivity
Glutathione S-transferases Cancer, COPD, cardiovascular disease, age-related hearing loss
Glutathione reductase Hemolytic anemia, cardiovascular disease
Glutathione peroxidases Osteoporosis, emphysema, cardiovascular disease
Peroxiredoxins Hemolytic anemia, cancer, cardiovascular disease, CNS dysfunction
Glutaredoxin Cardiovascular disease
Thioredoxin Cardiovascular disease
Transporters:
MRP1/ABCC1 Reduced inflammatory response, multidrug resistance
MRP2/ABCC2 Dubin-Johnson syndrome
CFTR/ABCC7 Cystic fibrosis