PGDS
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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(Hematopoietic) PGDS protein, also known as Glutathione-Dependent PGD Synthase, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HPGDS gene.[5][6][7][8]
External IDsOMIM: 602598; MGI: 1859384; HomoloGene: 113741; GeneCards: HPGDS; OMA:HPGDS - orthologs
Gluthionine-dependent Prostaglandin-D synthase is a sigma class glutathione-S-transferase family member. As a type of Prostaglandin-D synthase, it catalyzes the conversion of PGH2 to PGD2 and plays a role in the production of prostanoids in the immune system and mast cells. The presence of this enzyme can be used to identify the differentiation stage of human megakaryocytes.[8]