GST_N family, Metaxin subfamily, Metaxin 1-like proteins; composed of metaxins 1 and 3, and similar proteins including Tom37 from fungi. Mammalian metaxin (or metaxin 1) and the fungal protein Tom37 are components of preprotein import complexes of the mitochondrial outer membrane. Metaxin extends to the cytosol and is anchored to the mitochondrial membrane through its C-terminal domain. In mice, metaxin is required for embryonic development. Like the murine gene, the human metaxin gene is located downstream to the glucocerebrosidase (GBA) pseudogene and is convergently transcribed. Inherited deficiency of GBA results in Gaucher disease, which presents many diverse clinical phenotypes. Alterations in the metaxin gene, in addition to GBA mutations, may be associated with Gaucher disease. Genome sequencing shows that a third metaxin gene also exists in zebrafish, Xenopus, chicken and mammals.
Feature 1:putative GSH binding site [chemical binding site]
Evidence:
Comment:The GST active site is composed of a GSH binding site (G-site), common to all GSTs, and a xenobiotic binding site (H-site), which varies between different classes and isotypes. Residues from the N-terminal TRX-fold domain form the G-site while the H-site is comprised mainly of residues from the C-terminal alpha helical domain.
Comment:Based on similarity with other GST family members.
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