GSTM3: Proteins and Enzymes

GSTM3, also known as Glutathione S-transferase Mu 3, is a 225 amino acid that is approx. 27 kDa; is responsible for conjugation of reduced glutathione to an extensive number of exogenous and endogenous hydrophobic electrophiles, and may be able to regulate uptake and detoxification of both endogenous compounds and xenobiotics at the testis and brain blood barriers. Current research is being performed on over 70 diseases and disorders including laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, pharyngitis, laryngitis, squamous cell carcinoma, laryngeal cancer, oral cancer, cataract, colorectal cancer, carcinoma, breast cancer, astrocytoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, malignant pleural mesothelioma, open-angle glaucoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, lung cancer, basal cell carcinoma, adult brain tumor, and leukoplakia. This protein has been shown to have interactions with over 70 proteins including RBL2, GSTM2, PAK2, MPG, and TFE3 in pathways such as glutathione metabolism, metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450, drug metabolism - cytochrome P450, establishment of blood-nerve barrier, and response to estrogen stimulus pathway.