Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00791
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6071
  • HMDBP03616
Name Glutathione synthetase
Synonyms
  1. GSH synthetase
  2. GSH-S
  3. Glutathione synthase
Gene Name GSS
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in catalytic activity
Specific Function Not Available
Pathways
  • 2-Hydroxyglutric Aciduria (D And L Form)
  • 4-Hydroxybutyric Aciduria/Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  • 5-oxoprolinase deficiency
  • 5-Oxoprolinuria
  • Gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase deficiency
  • Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Deficiency
  • Glutamate Metabolism
  • glutathione biosynthesis
  • Glutathione metabolism
  • Glutathione metabolism
  • Glutathione Synthetase Deficiency
  • Homocarnosinosis
  • Hyperinsulinism-Hyperammonemia Syndrome
  • Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency
Reactions
Adenosine triphosphate + gamma-Glutamylcysteine + Glycine → ADP + Phosphate + Glutathione details
GO Classification
Biological Process
response to cadmium ion
response to amino acid stimulus
response to oxidative stress
nervous system development
xenobiotic metabolic process
response to tumor necrosis factor
response to nutrient levels
aging
Cellular Component
cytosol
Function
binding
catalytic activity
nucleoside binding
purine nucleoside binding
adenyl nucleotide binding
adenyl ribonucleotide binding
atp binding
ligase activity
ligase activity, forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
acid-amino acid ligase activity
glutathione synthase activity
Molecular Function
glutathione binding
magnesium ion binding
glutathione synthase activity
ATP binding
protein homodimerization activity
glycine binding
Process
glutathione biosynthetic process
metabolic process
cellular metabolic process
peptide metabolic process
glutathione metabolic process
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 20
Locus 20q11.2
SNPs GSS
Gene Sequence
>1425 bp
ATGGCCACCAACTGGGGGAGCCTCTTGCAGGATAAACAGCAGCTAGAGGAGCTGGCACGG
CAGGCCGTGGACCGGGCCCTGGCTGAGGGAGTATTGCTGAGGACCTCACAGGAGCCCACT
TCCTCGGAGGTGGTGAGCTATGCCCCATTCACGCTCTTCCCCTCACTGGTCCCCAGTGCC
CTGCTGGAGCAAGCCTATGCTGTGCAGATGGACTTCAACCTGCTAGTGGATGCTGTCAGC
CAGAACGCTGCCTTCCTGGAGCAAACTCTTTCCAGCACCATCAAACAGGATGACTTTACC
GCTCGTCTCTTTGACATCCACAAGCAAGTCCTAAAAGAGGGCATTGCCCAGACTGTGTTC
CTGGGCCTGAATCGCTCAGACTACATGTTCCAGCGCAGCGCAGATGGCTCCCCAGCCCTG
AAACAGATCGAAATCAACACCATCTCTGCCAGCTTTGGGGGCCTGGCCTCCCGGACCCCA
GCTGTGCACCGACATGTTCTCAGTGTCCTGAGTAAGACCAAAGAAGCTGGCAAGATCCTC
TCTAATAATCCCAGCAAGGGACTGGCCCTGGGAATTGCCAAAGCCTGGGAGCTCTACGGC
TCACCCAATGCTCTGGTGCTACTGATTGCTCAAGAGAAGGAAAGAAACATATTTGACCAG
CGTGCCATAGAGAATGAGCTACTGGCCAGGAACATCCATGTGATCCGACGAACATTTGAA
GATATCTCTGAAAAGGGGTCTCTGGACCAAGACCGAAGGCTGTTTGTGGATGGCCAGGAA
ATTGCTGTGGTTTACTTCCGGGATGGCTACATGCCTCGTCAGTACAGTCTACAGAATTGG
GAAGCACGTCTACTGCTGGAGAGGTCACATGCTGCCAAGTGCCCAGACATTGCCACCCAG
CTGGCTGGGACTAAGAAGGTGCAGCAGGAGCTAAGCAGGCCGGGCATGCTGGAGATGTTG
CTCCCTGGCCAGCCTGAGGCTGTGGCCCGCCTCCGCGCCACCTTTGCTGGCCTCTACTCA
CTGGATGTGGGTGAAGAAGGGGACCAGGCCATCGCCGAGGCCCTTGCTGCCCCTAGCCGG
TTTGTGCTAAAGCCCCAGAGAGAGGGTGGAGGTAACAACCTATATGGGGAGGAAATGGTA
CAGGCCCTGAAACAGCTGAAGGACAGTGAGGAGAGGGCCTCCTACATCCTCATGGAGAAG
ATCGAACCTGAGCCTTTTGAGAATTGCCTGCTACGGCCTGGCAGCCCTGCCCGAGTGGTC
CAGTGCATTTCAGAGCTGGGCATCTTTGGGGTCTATGTCAGGCAGGAAAAGACACTCGTG
ATGAACAAGCACGTGGGGCATCTACTTCGAACCAAAGCCATCGAGCATGCAGATGGTGGT
GTGGCAGCGGGAGTGGCAGTCCTGGACAACCCATACCCTGTGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 474
Molecular Weight 52384.325
Theoretical pI 5.927
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Glutathione synthetase
MATNWGSLLQDKQQLEELARQAVDRALAEGVLLRTSQEPTSSEVVSYAPFTLFPSLVPSA
LLEQAYAVQMDFNLLVDAVSQNAAFLEQTLSSTIKQDDFTARLFDIHKQVLKEGIAQTVF
LGLNRSDYMFQRSADGSPALKQIEINTISASFGGLASRTPAVHRHVLSVLSKTKEAGKIL
SNNPSKGLALGIAKAWELYGSPNALVLLIAQEKERNIFDQRAIENELLARNIHVIRRTFE
DISEKGSLDQDRRLFVDGQEIAVVYFRDGYMPRQYSLQNWEARLLLERSHAAKCPDIATQ
LAGTKKVQQELSRPGMLEMLLPGQPEAVARLRATFAGLYSLDVGEEGDQAIAEALAAPSR
FVLKPQREGGGNNLYGEEMVQALKQLKDSEERASYILMEKIEPEPFENCLLRPGSPARVV
QCISELGIFGVYVRQEKTLVMNKHVGHLLRTKAIEHADGGVAAGVAVLDNPYPV
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P48637
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GSHB_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID L42531
GeneCard ID GSS
GenAtlas ID GSS
HGNC ID HGNC:4624
References
General References
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