Common structural features of MAPEG - A widespread superfamily of membrane associated proteins with highly divergent functions in eicosanoid and glutathione metabolism

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 689-692

  Jakobsson, Per Johan ^a   Morgenstern, Ralf ^a   Mancini, Joseph ^b   Ford Hutchinson, Anthony ^b   Persson, Bengt ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 lipoxygenase activating protein; LTC4 synthase; MAPEG; MGST1; MGST1 L1; MGST2; MGST3; Microsomal glutathione S transferase

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; ICOSANOID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

FUNGI;

EID: 0033011878     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.3.689     Document Type: Article

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