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. 1992 Aug 15;286(Pt 1):205–210. doi: 10.1042/bj2860205

Site-directed mutagenesis and chemical modification of cysteine residues of rat glutathione S-transferase 3-3.

W L Chen 1, J C Hsieh 1, J L Hong 1, S P Tsai 1, M F Tam 1
PMCID: PMC1133040  PMID: 1520269

Abstract

Rat liver glutathione S-transferase (GST) 3-3 is composed of two identical subunits, each containing three cysteine residues, Cys-86, Cys-114 and Cys-173. We have shown previously that Cys-86 is not involved in the enzymic activity of GST 3-3 [Hsieh, Huang, Chen, Lai & Tam (1991) Biochem, J. 278, 293-297]. At 50 degrees C, iodoacetamide can inactivate the enzyme by modifying Cys-86 and Cys-114. Cys-114 can be protected against iodoacetamide inhibition by S-(dinitrophenyl)glutathione. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to construct mutants in which serine replaced one (C114S and C173S) or all three (CallS) cysteine residues. These mutants were over-expressed in Spodoptera frugiperda cells in a baculovirus system and were found to be fully active. Replacing Cys-86 or Cys-114 with alanine (C86A and C114A) does not diminish the activity of the protein. The results suggest that cysteines are not involved in the enzymic mechanism, and Cys-114 is possibly located at the active site of GST 3-3.

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