Protein
Glutathione reductase, mitochondrial
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
Maintains high levels of reduced glutathione in the cytosol (PubMed:23593298). Involved in resistance to oxidative stress and starvation (PubMed:23593298). Together with thioredoxin reductase txtr-1, required for the reduction of disulfide groups in the cuticle during molting (PubMed:21199936).
Similarity
Belongs to the class-I pyridine nucleotide-disulfide oxidoreductase family.
Sequence
MLRFRCILSTSRSIMSGVKEFDYLVIGGGSGGIASARRAREFGVSVGLIESGRLGGTCVNVGCVPKKVMYNCSLHAEFIRDHADYGFDVTLNKFDWKVIKKSRDEYIKRLNGLYESGLKGSSVEYIRGRATFAEDGTVEVNGAKYRGKNTLIAVGGKPTIPNIKGAEHGIDSDGFFDLEDLPSRTVVVGAGYIAVEIAGVLANLGSDTHLLIRYDKVLRTFDKMLSDELTADMDEETNPLHLHKNTQVTEVIKGDDGLLTIKTTTGVIEKVQTLIWAIGRDPLTKELNLERVGVKTDKSGHIIVDEYQNTSAPGILSVGDDTGKFLLTPVAIAAGRRLSHRLFNGETDNKLTYENIATVVFSHPLIGTVGLTEAEAVEKYGKDEVTLYKSRFNPMLFAVTKHKEKAAMKLVCVGKDEKVVGVHVFGVGSDEMLQGFAVAVTMGATKKQFDQTVAIHPTSAEELVTMRGGVKPE