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GSTP1
glutathione S-transferase pi 1
Chromosome 11 · 11q13.2
NCBI Gene: 2950Ensembl: ENSG00000084207.19HGNC: HGNC:4638UniProt: P09211
1,723PubMed Papers
20Diseases
2Drugs
1Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub Gene
RESEARCH IMPACT
Highly Studied
CLINICAL
Clinical Trials
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor productionhepoxilin biosynthetic processprotein bindingglutathione transferase activityneurodegenerative diseasebreast cancerhepatocellular carcinomamyelodysplastic syndrome
✦AI Summary

GSTP1 (glutathione S-transferase pi 1) is a phase II detoxification enzyme that catalyzes conjugation of reduced glutathione to hydrophobic electrophiles 1. Its primary functions include metabolic detoxification, antioxidant defense, and protein glutathionylation 1. GSTP1 mediates glutathione conjugation of prostaglandins A2 and J2, participates in hepoxilin biosynthesis, and negatively regulates ferroptosis by detoxifying 4-hydroxynonenal reactive aldehydes 2. Additionally, GSTP1 suppresses neurodegeneration through CDK5 activity regulation 3. Clinically, GSTP1 exhibits multiple disease associations. Genetic polymorphisms, particularly the Ile105Val variant, correlate with increased susceptibility to breast cancer, esophageal cancer, and colorectal cancer 456. GSTP1 promoter methylation is significantly elevated in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues compared to adjacent and normal tissues, associating with poor patient outcomes 7. In glioblastoma, C/EBPβ-mediated GSTP1 upregulation reduces reactive oxidative species and promotes tumor proliferation 3. Notably, GSTP1 inhibition sensitizes triple-negative breast cancer to immunotherapy by modulating tumor-macrophage metabolic interactions 2. These findings position GSTP1 as a therapeutic target across multiple malignancies.

Sources cited
1
GSTP1 is a phase II metabolic enzyme involved in glutathionylation, antioxidant defense, and detoxification
PMID: 41619888
2
GSTP1 mediates ferroptosis resistance and GSTP1 inhibition sensitizes triple-negative breast cancer to immunotherapy
PMID: 40992373
3
GSTP1 gene polymorphisms associate with increased breast cancer risk (multiple mutations with 3-6 fold increases)
PMID: 26545608
4
GSTP1 A105G polymorphism genotypes AG/GG are protective factors for esophageal cancer
PMID: 36317220
5
GSTP1 rs1695 polymorphism significantly associates with colorectal cancer risk in males
PMID: 39754630
6
C/EBPβ regulates GSTP1 expression to reduce ROS and promote glioblastoma proliferation
PMID: 32526700
7
GSTP1 promoter methylation frequency is significantly higher in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and associates with poor outcomes
PMID: 26125884
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.35Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
myelodysplastic syndromeOpen Targets
0.11Weak
asthmaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOpen Targets
0.11Weak
cancerOpen Targets
0.10Weak
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.10Weak
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
pachyonychia congenitaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants1
NM_000852.4(GSTP1):c.336+79_336+80delinsCALikely pathogenic
Kala-azar susceptibility 2
☆☆☆☆2017
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Drug Targets2
EZATIOSTATPhase II
Glutathione S-transferase Pi inhibitor
myelodysplastic syndrome
EZATIOSTAT HYDROCHLORIDEPhase II
Glutathione S-transferase Pi inhibitor
myelodysplastic syndrome
Related Genes
GPX8Protein interaction100%GPX6Protein interaction100%CYP2B6Protein interaction97%PRDX6Protein interaction96%CYP2C8Protein interaction96%NQO1Protein interaction95%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Bone Marrow
62%
Ovary
57%
Heart
51%
Brain
36%
Liver
7%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB5J41 · 1.19 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.41LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.98 [0.69–1.41]
RankingsWhere GSTP1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #67of 20,598
    Most Researched1,723 · top 1%
  • #4,596of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants1
  • #14,596of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.41
Genes detectedGSTP1
Sources retrieved50 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
HEBP2-governed glutamine competition between tumor and macrophages dictates immunotherapy efficacy in triple-negative breast cancer.
PMID: 40992373
Cell Metab · 2025
1.00
2
CYP1A1 and GSTP1 gene variations in breast cancer: a systematic review and case-control study.
PMID: 26545608
Fam Cancer · 2016
0.90
3
Allele and genotype frequencies of CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP3A7, and GSTP1 gene polymorphisms among mainland Tibetan, Mongolian, Uyghur, and Han Chinese populations.
PMID: 34689350
Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol · 2022
0.86
4
GSTP1 gene methylation and AHR rs2066853 variant predict resistance to first generation somatostatin analogs in patients with acromegaly.
PMID: 30488289
J Endocrinol Invest · 2019
0.84
5
Alterations of DNA methylation and
PMID: 35193440
Toxicol Ind Health · 2022
0.82