Glutathione transferases（GSTs） play an important role in the detoxification of xenobiotic/endobiotic toxic compounds. The α-, π-, and/l-classes of cytosolic GSTs have been studied extensively, while Gtt2 from Sacc...Glutathione transferases（GSTs） play an important role in the detoxification of xenobiotic/endobiotic toxic compounds. The α-, π-, and/l-classes of cytosolic GSTs have been studied extensively, while Gtt2 from Saccharo- myces cerevisiae, a novel atypical GST, is still poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the gluta- thione（GSH） activation mechanism of Gtt2 using the density functional theory（DFT） with the hybrid functional B3LYP. The computational results show that a water molecule could assist a proton transfer between the GSH thiol and the N atom of His133. The energy barrier of proton transfer is 46.0 kJ/mol. The GSH activation mechanism and the characteristics of active site are different from those of classic cytosolic GSTs.展开更多
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor （PNET） most often presents as a bone or soft tissue mass in the trunk or axial skeleton in adolescents and young adults.1 It is highly aggressive and rarely arises in the kidney.2 A c...Primitive neuroectodermal tumor （PNET） most often presents as a bone or soft tissue mass in the trunk or axial skeleton in adolescents and young adults.1 It is highly aggressive and rarely arises in the kidney.2 A combined therapy, consisting of surgical resection,chemotherapy and radiotherapy, is needed to treat this tumor but long-term survival remains poor.3,4 In the current study, we describe a case of 26-year-old woman （primigravida） who presented with a PNET of the right kidney with inferior vena cava （IVC） tumor thrombus.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20903045)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(No.20070183046)the Specialized Fund for the Basic Research of Jilin University,China(No.200810018)
文摘Glutathione transferases（GSTs） play an important role in the detoxification of xenobiotic/endobiotic toxic compounds. The α-, π-, and/l-classes of cytosolic GSTs have been studied extensively, while Gtt2 from Saccharo- myces cerevisiae, a novel atypical GST, is still poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the gluta- thione（GSH） activation mechanism of Gtt2 using the density functional theory（DFT） with the hybrid functional B3LYP. The computational results show that a water molecule could assist a proton transfer between the GSH thiol and the N atom of His133. The energy barrier of proton transfer is 46.0 kJ/mol. The GSH activation mechanism and the characteristics of active site are different from those of classic cytosolic GSTs.
基金This work was supported by a grant from the Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 30700977）.
文摘Primitive neuroectodermal tumor （PNET） most often presents as a bone or soft tissue mass in the trunk or axial skeleton in adolescents and young adults.1 It is highly aggressive and rarely arises in the kidney.2 A combined therapy, consisting of surgical resection,chemotherapy and radiotherapy, is needed to treat this tumor but long-term survival remains poor.3,4 In the current study, we describe a case of 26-year-old woman （primigravida） who presented with a PNET of the right kidney with inferior vena cava （IVC） tumor thrombus.
