Literature associating HPGDS and filarial elephantiasis
HPGDS [ENSP00000295256]
Hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase; Bifunctional enzyme which catalyzes both the conversion of PGH2 to PGD2, a prostaglandin involved in smooth muscle contraction/relaxation and a potent inhibitor of platelet aggregation, and the conjugation of glutathione with a wide range of aryl halides and organic isothiocyanates. Also exhibits low glutathione-peroxidase activity towards cumene hydroperoxide. ECO:0000269|PubMed:11672424, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12627223, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15113825, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16547010, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19939518, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9353279,; Belongs to the GST superfamily. Sigma family.
Synonyms: HPGDS, A0A384P5J0, O60760, O60760p, hO60760 ...