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Comparative expression of two alpha class glutathione S-transferases in human adult and prenatal liver tissues.

Abstract：

:The ability of the fetus to detoxify transplacental drugs and chemicals can be a critical determinant of teratogenesis and developmental toxicity. Developmentally regulated expression of alpha class glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) is of particular interest, since these isozymes have high activity toward peroxidative byproducts of oxidative injury that are linked to teratogenesis. The present study was initiated to examine the expression and catalytic activities of alpha class GST isozymes in human prenatal liver. Northern analysis demonstrated the presence of hGSTA1 and/or A2 (hGSTA1/2) and hGSTA4 steady-state mRNAs in second trimester prenatal livers. Western blotting of prenatal liver proteins provided corroborating evidence via detection of an hGSTA1/2-reactive protein in both cytosol and mitochondria and of hGSTA4-4-reactive protein in mitochondria alone. Catalytic studies demonstrated that prenatal liver cytosolic GSTs were active toward 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (a general GST reference substrate), delta5-androstene-3,17-dione (relatively specific for hGSTA1-1), and 4-hydroxynonenal, a highly mutagenic alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde produced during oxidative damage and a substrate for hGSTA4-4. Total GSH-peroxidase and GST-dependent peroxidase activities were 9- and 18-fold higher, respectively, in adult liver than in prenatal liver. Multiple tissue array analyses demonstrated considerable tissue-specific and developmental variation in GST mRNA expression. In summary, our results demonstrate the presence of two important alpha class GSTs in second trimester human prenatal tissues, and indicate that mitochondrial targeting of GST may represent an important pathway for removal of cytotoxic products in prenatal liver. Furthermore, the relatively inefficient prenatal reduction of hydroperoxides may underlie an increased susceptibility to maternally transferred pro-oxidant drugs and chemicals.

journal_name

Biochem Pharmacol

journal_title

Biochemical pharmacology

authors

Gallagher EP,Gardner JL

doi

10.1016/s0006-2952(02)01017-1

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-06-01 00:00:00

pages

2025-36

issue

eissn

0006-2952

issn

1873-2968

pii

S0006295202010171

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Comparative expression of two alpha class glutathione S-transferases in human adult and prenatal liver tissues.