Abstract
Ligandin is an abundant soluble protein which has a t 1/2 of 2--3 days, is induced by many drugs and chemicals, and is stabilized in the absence of thyroid hormone. The protein is strategically concentrated in cells associated with transport and detoxification of many endogenous ligands, such as bilirubin, and exogenous ligands, such as drugs and chemicals. The protein is a dimer in rat liver. Whether the dimer is a primary gene product or at least two genes are involved is not known. The protein has broad, low affinity catalytic activity as a GSH-S-transferase for many ligands having electrophilic groups and hydrophobic domains. It catalyzes formation of GSH conjugates, non-covalently binds some ligands prior to their biotransformation or excretion in bile, and covalently binds other ligands, such as activated carcinogens. Recent studies include the possible role of ligandin in chemical carcinogenesis, diagnosis of inflammatory and neoplastic disease of the liver and kidney, and participation in intracellular transport. Although some of the roles that have been outlined are speculative, any single function is important. The GSH-S-transferases are primitive enzymes and non-specific binding proteins but "it is precisely their si...Continue Reading
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