Glutaredoxins (also known as Thioltransferase) are small redox enzymes of approximately one hundred amino-acid residues that use glutathione as a cofactor. In humans this oxidation repair enzyme is also known to participate in many cellular functions, including redox signaling and regulation of glucose metabolism. Glutaredoxins are oxidized by substrates, and reduced non-enzymatically by glutathione. In contrast to thioredoxins, which are reduced by thioredoxin reductase, no oxidoreductase exists that specifically reduces glutaredoxins. Instead, glutaredoxins are reduced by the oxidation of gl
Glutarredoxinas são pequenas enzimas redox compostas por cerca de cem resíduos aminoácidos que usam a glutationa como cofactor. As glutarredoxinas são oxidadas por substratos, e reduzidas de forma não enzimática pela glutationa. Ao contrário das , que são reduzidas pelas , não existe nenhuma oxidorreductase que reduza as glutarredoxinas. Em vez disso, as glutarredoxinas são reduzidas através da oxidação da glutationa. A glutationa oxidada é então regenerada pela glutationa redutase. Juntos, estes componentes dão forma ao sistema da glutationa.
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