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GSTT4
glutathione S-transferase theta 4
Chromosome 22 Β· 22q11.23
NCBI Gene: 25774Ensembl: ENSG00000276950.6HGNC: HGNC:26930UniProt: A0A1W2PR19
4PubMed Papers
12Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
glutathione transferase activityglutathione metabolic processcytoplasmmetabolic syndromeexostosissensory perception of smellcoronary artery disease
✦AI Summary

GSTT4 (glutathione S-transferase theta 4) is a cytoplasmic Phase II drug-metabolizing enzyme that catalyzes the conjugation of reduced glutathione to hydrophobic electrophiles, facilitating detoxification of exogenous and endogenous compounds 1. As a member of the theta GST family, GSTT4 mediates conjugation of typical GST substrates including 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and other xenobiotic compounds, though with variable activity levels compared to other GST isoforms 1. GSTT4 exhibits tissue-specific expression, with detection primarily in testis in primate models 1, and demonstrates sex-dependent expression differences in liver, suggesting potential hormonal regulation 2. While GSTT4 showed nominal association with seizure occurrence in astrocytoma patients, this association did not persist after molecular subgrouping by IDH status, limiting its established clinical significance in tumor-associated epilepsy 3. GSTT4's role in detoxification metabolism positions it as relevant for drug metabolism and xenobiotic responses, though targeted functional characterization of human GSTT4 substrates and clinical disease relevance requires further investigation.

Sources cited
1
GSTT4 mediates glutathione conjugation to hydrophobic electrophiles and typical GST substrates; shows testis-specific expression in primates
PMID: 32027883
2
GSTT4 demonstrates sex-dependent gene expression differences in liver between males and females
PMID: 27214158
3
GSTT4 showed nominal association with seizures in astrocytoma but lost significance after IDH status stratification
PMID: 41466042
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 3 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜12
metabolic syndromeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
exostosisOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
sensory perception of smellOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
meningiomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Ischemic strokeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
epilepsyOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
dry eye syndromeOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
GSTM5Shared pathway100%GSTT2Shared pathway100%NIT1Shared pathway100%ETHE1Shared pathway100%GSTT2BShared pathway100%GSTT1Shared pathway50%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Ovary
75%
Lung
50%
Liver
25%
Bone Marrow
0%
Heart
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt A0A1W2PR19
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RankingsWhere GSTT4 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #18,581of 20,598
    Most Researched4
Genes detectedGSTT4
Sources retrieved3 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
3
1
Systematic characterization of glutathione S-transferases in common marmosets.
PMID: 32027883
Biochem Pharmacol Β· 2020
1.00
2
New candidate gene mutations in astrocytoma with seizures.
PMID: 41466042
Sci Rep Β· 2025
0.67
3
Analysis of gene expression for microminipig liver transcriptomes using parallel long-read technology and short-read sequencing.
PMID: 27214158
Biopharm Drug Dispos Β· 2016
0.33