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Query: EC:2.5.1.18 (glutathione S-transferase)
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An affinity binding protein from the cytosolic fraction of Bacteroides fragilis was purified by using epoxy activated-Sepharose 6B resin immobilized with GSH or with hexyl-GSH. This protein showed a subunit molecular mass (22 kDa) similar to that of glutathione transferase purified from Proteus mirabilis (22.5 kDa). However, the affinity binding protein of Bacteroides fragilis, unlike the GSH-affinity binding protein of Proteus mirabilis, was devoid of the capacity to conjugate GSH to the most commonly used glutathione transferase substrates. The GSH-affinity binding protein of Bacteroides fragilis was also antigenically different from the GSH-affinity bound protein of Proteus mirabilis. It was concluded that the anaerobic microorganism is not able to express glutathione transferase even though it contains a GSH-affinity binding protein with a structural characteristic reminiscent of aerobic glutathione transferase.
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PMID:Purification of a GSH-affinity binding protein from Bacteroides fragilis devoid of glutathione transferase activity. 193 32

Four forms of glutathione transferase were resolved from the cytosol of Serratia marcescens CIP 6755 by GSH-affinity chromatography followed by isoelectric focusing. The major isoenzyme, named Sm-GST-7.3, is composed of two subunits each with a molecular mass of 22 kDa and has an isoelectric point at pH 7.3. Sm-GST-7.3, appears to be distinct from Pm-GST-6.0, previously characterized from Proteus mirabilis AF 2924 as indicated by its substrate specificity, immunological reactivity, subunit molecular mass as well as by its N-terminal amino acid sequence. None of the antisera raised against a number of human, rat and mouse GSTs cross-reacted with Sm-GST-7.3 indicating major structural differences between them and bacterial GST. This is further supported by the fact that the N-terminal sequence of Sm-GST-7.3 also differs significantly from the known sequences of mammalian GSTs of alpha, mu and pi classes. In addition, comparison with the known N-terminal amino acid sequences of helminth, plant and insect GSTs demonstrate that the latter enzymes are distantly related (less than 25% identity) to the Sm-GST-7.3. Immunoblotting experiments performed with antisera raised against Sm-GST-7.3 indicate that a GST immunologically identical to Sm-GST-7.3 is present in a number of other bacterial strains. All together the results obtained suggest that Sm-GST-7.3 is distinct from any known GST, including microbial and mammalian GSTs.
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PMID:Purification and characterization of a novel glutathione transferase from Serratia marcescens. 201 87

The presence of glutathione transferase (GST; EC 2.5.1.18) in Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, E. coli ATCC 25422, Proteus vulgaris ATCC 8427, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Klebsiella oxytoca CIP 666, K. oxytoca AF 101, Enterobacter cloacae CIP 6085, Serratia marcescens CIP 6755, and Proteus mirabilis AF 2924 was investigated. Using 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene as substrate, GST activity was found in the glutathione-(GSH-)affinity-purified fraction of all strains tested. SDS-PAGE analysis of GSH-affinity-purified enzyme indicated that the GSTs of all these bacteria are dimers of two identical subunits of Mr about 22,500. Rabbit antiserum directed against the major isoenzyme present in Proteus mirabilis AF 2924, Pm-GST-6.0, was used to investigate the antigenic properties of bacterial GSTs. Western blot analysis indicated that a GST antigenically identical to Pm-GST-6.0 is present in Enterobacter cloacae CIP 6085, Escherichia coli ATCC 25422 and Proteus vulgaris ATCC 8427, but absent in Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Klebsiella oxytoca CIP 666, K. oxytoca AF 101 and Serratia marcescens CIP 6755. The presence of Pm-GST-6.0, but not mammalian GST, increased the MIC values of amikacin, ampicillin, cefotaxime, cephalothin and nalidixic acid for E. coli ATCC 25922. It is suggested that bacterial GST may represent a defense against the effects of antibiotics.
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PMID:Glutathione transferase in bacteria: subunit composition and antigenic characterization. 261 80

The N-terminal amino acid sequence of glutathione transferase, Pm-GST-6.0, purified from Proteus mirabilis [(1988) Biochem. J. 255, 971-975] up to residue 38 and a comparative peptide fingerprint are reported. No obvious homology with the sequences of alpha, pi and mu classes of mammalian glutathione transferases as well as with those of plant glutathione transferases has been noted. These results suggest that the classification so far adopted for glutathione transferases cannot be extended to the bacterial enzyme.
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PMID:N-terminal region of Proteus mirabilis glutathione transferase is not homologous to mammalian and plant glutathione transferases. 266 Dec 69

Three forms of glutathione transferase (GST) with pI values of 6.0, 6.4 and 7.3 were isolated from Proteus mirabilis AF 2924 by glutathione-affinity chromatography followed by isoelectric focusing, and their structural, kinetic and immunological properties were investigated. Upon SDS/polyacrylamide-slab-gel electrophoresis, all forms proved to be composed of two subunits of identical (22,500) Mr. GST-6.0 and GST-6.4 together account for about 95% of the total activity, whereas GST-7.3 is present only in trace amounts. Extensive similarities have been found between GST-6.0 and GST-6.4. These include subunit molecular mass, amino acid composition, substrate specificities and immunological characteristics. GST-7.3 also cross-reacted (non-identity) with antisera raised against bacterial GST-6.0. None of the antisera raised against a number of human, rat and mouse GSTs cross-reacted with the bacterial enzymes, indicating major structural differences between them and the mammalian GSTs. This conclusion is further supported by c.d. spectra.
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PMID:Purification and characterization of three forms of glutathione transferase from Proteus mirabilis. 314 40

By using the immunolabelling technique, the cellular localization of glutathione transferase in Proteus mirabilis was investigated. Evidence was obtained indicating a significant higher content of glutathione transferase in the periplasmic than cytoplasmic space. This result further support the idea that bacterial glutathione transferase is involved in xenobiotic detoxication.
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PMID:Immunogold localization of glutathione transferase B1-1 in Proteus mirabilis. 795 22

A single form of glutathione transferase (Xc-GST-4.5) having an isoelectric point at pH 4.5 was resolved from Xanthomonas campestris cytosol by affinity chromatography and isoelectric focusing. HPLC,N-terminal amino acid sequence, and SDS-PAGE analyses indicate that Xc-GST-4.5 is composed of two identical subunits, each with a molecular mass of 22 kDa. As indicated by its substrate specificity, immunological reactivity, and CD spectra, as well as by its N-terminal amino acid sequence, Xc-GST-4.5 appears to be distinct from the other bacterial glutathione transferases, Pm-GST-6.0 and Sm-GST-7.3, previously purified from the cytosolic fraction of Proteus mirabilis and Serratia marcescens. Xc-GST-4.5 also appears to be distinct from the GST so far purified from other sources.
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PMID:Characterization of glutathione transferase from Xanthomonas campestris. 834 43

The unfolding and refolding mechanisms of dimeric glutathione transferase GSTB1-1 from Proteus mirabilis, using guanidinium chloride as a denaturant, have been investigated. The protein transitions were monitored by enzyme activity, intrinsic fluorescence, far ultraviolet circular dichroism and gel-filtration chromatography. The non coincidence of denaturation curves at equilibrium indicates that the unfolding of GSTB1-1 is a multistep process, i. e. inactivation of the structured dimer, dissociation into partially structured monomers followed by complete unfolding. In the 50% inactivated enzyme the Km for glutathione increases threefold, while the kcat appears almost the same, indicating that the initial phase of the denaturation involves the binding site of glutathione. The rapid recovery of the folded dimer precedes the complete enzyme reactivation. This indicates that the reconstitution of the native structure of GSTB1-1 is the result of folding and association of compact monomers followed by subtle rearrangements of assembled monomers that build up the active site.
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PMID:Multiphasic denaturation of glutathione transferase B1-1 by guanidinium chloride. Role of the dimeric structure on the flexibility of the active site. 835 81

The complete amino acid sequence of glutathione transferase from Proteus mirabilis was determined. The sequence was reconstructed by analysis of peptides obtained after cleavage by trypsin, Glu-C and Asp-N endoproteinases. The enzyme subunit is composed of 203 amino acid residues corresponding to a molecular mass of 22856 Da. Comparison of this sequence with other known primary structures of the corresponding enzyme from different sources shows a low level of identity (17-26%) with only seven conserved residues in all the sequences considered. This novel glutathione transferase could represent the prototype of a new class, possibly including other bacterial enzymes.
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PMID:The amino acid sequence of glutathione transferase from Proteus mirabilis, a prototype of a new class of enzymes. 843 5

The structural gene of the Proteus mirabilis glutathione transferase GSTB1-1 (gstB) has been isolated from genomic DNA. A nucleotide sequence determination of gstB predicted a translational product of 203 amino acid residues, perfectly matching the sequence of the previously purified protein [Mignogna, Allocati, Aceto, Piccolomini, Di Ilio, Barra and Martini (1993) Eur. J. Biochem. 211, 421-425]. The P. mirabilis GST sequence revealed 56% identity with the Escherichia coli GST at DNA level and 54% amino acid identity. Similarity has been revealed also with the translation products of the recently cloned gene bphH from Haemophilus influenzae (28% identity) and ORF3 of Burkholderia cepacia (27% identity). Putative promoter sequences with high similarity to the E. coli sigma 70 consensus promoter and to promoters of P. mirabilis cat and glnA genes preceded the ATG of the gstB open reading frame (ORF). gstB was brought under control of the tac promoter and overexpressed in E. coli by induction with isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside and growth at 37 degrees C. The physicochemical and catalytic properties of overexpressed protein were indistinguishable from those of the enzyme purified from P. mirabilis extract. Unlike the GST belonging to Mu and Theta classes, GSTB1-1 was unable to metabolize dichloromethane. The study of the interaction of cloned GSTB1-1 with a number of antibiotics indicates that this enzyme actively participates in the binding of tetracyclines and rifamycin.
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PMID:Molecular cloning and overexpression of a glutathione transferase gene from Proteus mirabilis. 876 66


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