NameGlutaminase kidney isoform, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • 3.5.1.2
  • GLS
  • GLS1
  • K-glutaminase
  • KIAA0838
  • L-glutamine amidohydrolase
Gene NameGLS
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001646|Glutaminase kidney isoform, mitochondrial
MMRLRGSGMLRDLLLRSPAGVSATLRRAQPLVTLCRRPRGGGRPAAGPAAAARLHPWWGG
GGWPAEPLARGLSSSPSEILQELGKGSTHPQPGVSPPAAPAAPGPKDGPGETDAFGNSEG
KELVASGENKIKQGLLPSLEDLLFYTIAEGQEKIPVHKFITALKSTGLRTSDPRLKECMD
MLRLTLQTTSDGVMLDKDLFKKCVQSNIVLLTQAFRRKFVIPDFMSFTSHIDELYESAKK
QSGGKVADYIPQLAKFSPDLWGVSVCTVDGQRHSTGDTKVPFCLQSCVKPLKYAIAVNDL
GTEYVHRYVGKEPSGLRFNKLFLNEDDKPHNPMVNAGAIVVTSLIKQGVNNAEKFDYVMQ
FLNKMAGNEYVGFSNATFQSERESGDRNFAIGYYLKEKKCFPEGTDMVGILDFYFQLCSI
EVTCESASVMAATLANGGFCPITGERVLSPEAVRNTLSLMHSCGMYDFSGQFAFHVGLPA
KSGVAGGILLVVPNVMGMMCWSPPLDKMGNSVKGIHFCHDLVSLCNFHNYDNLRHFAKKL
DPRREGGDQRVKSVINLLFAAYTGDVSALRRFALSAMDMEQRDYDSRTALHVAAAEGHVE
VVKFLLEACKVNPFPKDRWNNTPMDEALHFGHHDVFKILQEYQVQYTPQGDSDNGKENQT
VHKNLDGLL
Number of residues669
Molecular Weight73460.56
Theoretical pI7.82
GO Classification
Functions
  • glutaminase activity
Processes
  • cellular amino acid biosynthetic process
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • gene expression
  • glutamate biosynthetic process
  • glutamate secretion
  • glutamine catabolic process
  • neurotransmitter secretion
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • protein homotetramerization
  • regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange by neurological system process
  • suckling behavior
  • synaptic transmission
Components
  • cytosol
  • mitochondrion
  • mitochondrial matrix
General FunctionGlutaminase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the first reaction in the primary pathway for the renal catabolism of glutamine. Plays a role in maintaining acid-base homeostasis. Regulates the levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate in the brain. Isoform 2 lacks catalytic activity.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID5690372
UniProtKB IDO94925
UniProtKB Entry NameGLSK_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019018|Glutaminase kidney isoform, mitochondrial (GLS)
ATGATGCGGCTGCGAGGCTCGGGGATGCTGCGGGACCTGCTCCTGCGGTCGCCCGCCGGC
GTGAGCGCGACTCTGCGGCGGGCACAGCCCTTGGTCACCCTGTGCCGGCGTCCCCGAGGC
GGGGGACGGCCGGCCGCGGGCCCGGCTGCCGCCGCGCGACTCCACCCGTGGTGGGGCGGG
GGCGGCTGGCCGGCGGAGCCCCTCGCGCGGGGCCTGTCCAGCTCTCCTTCGGAGATCTTG
CAGGAGCTGGGCAAGGGGAGCACGCATCCGCAGCCCGGGGTGTCGCCACCCGCTGCCCCG
GCGGCGCCCGGCCCCAAGGACGGCCCCGGGGAGACGGACGCGTTTGGCAACAGCGAGGGC
AAAGAGCTGGTGGCCTCAGGTGAAAATAAAATAAAACAGGGTCTGTTACCTAGCTTGGAA
GATTTGCTGTTCTATACAATTGCTGAAGGACAAGAGAAAATACCTGTTCATAAATTTATT
ACAGCACTCAAATCTACAGGATTGCGAACGTCTGATCCCAGGTTGAAAGAGTGTATGGAT
ATGTTAAGATTAACTCTTCAAACAACATCAGATGGTGTCATGCTAGACAAAGATCTTTTT
AAAAAATGTGTTCAGAGCAACATTGTTTTGTTGACACAAGCATTTAGAAGAAAGTTTGTG
ATTCCTGACTTTATGTCTTTTACCTCACACATTGATGAGTTATATGAAAGTGCTAAAAAG
CAGTCTGGAGGAAAGGTTGCAGATTATATTCCTCAACTGGCCAAATTCAGTCCCGATTTG
TGGGGTGTGTCTGTTTGTACAGTAGATGGACAGAGGCATTCTACTGGAGATACCAAAGTT
CCCTTCTGTCTTCAGTCCTGTGTAAAACCTTTGAAATATGCCATTGCTGTTAATGATCTT
GGAACTGAATATGTGCATCGATATGTTGGAAAAGAGCCGAGTGGACTAAGATTCAACAAA
CTATTTTTGAATGAAGATGATAAACCACATAATCCTATGGTAAATGCTGGAGCAATTGTT
GTGACTTCACTAATAAAGCAAGGAGTAAATAATGCTGAAAAATTTGACTATGTCATGCAG
TTTTTGAATAAGATGGCTGGTAATGAATATGTTGGATTCAGTAATGCAACGTTTCAGTCT
GAAAGAGAAAGTGGAGATCGAAATTTTGCAATAGGATATTACTTAAAAGAAAAGAAGTGT
TTTCCAGAAGGCACAGACATGGTTGGTATATTAGACTTCTACTTCCAGCTGTGCTCCATT
GAAGTGACTTGTGAATCAGCCAGTGTGATGGCTGCGACACTGGCTAATGGTGGTTTCTGC
CCAATTACTGGTGAAAGAGTACTGAGCCCTGAAGCAGTTCGAAATACATTGAGTTTGATG
CATTCCTGTGGCATGTATGACTTCTCAGGGCAGTTTGCTTTCCATGTTGGTCTTCCTGCA
AAATCTGGAGTTGCTGGGGGCATTCTTTTAGTTGTCCCCAATGTTATGGGTATGATGTGC
TGGTCTCCTCCTCTGGATAAGATGGGCAACAGTGTTAAGGGAATTCACTTTTGTCACGAT
CTTGTTTCTCTGTGTAATTTCCATAACTATGATAATTTGAGACACTTTGCAAAAAAACTT
GATCCTCGAAGAGAAGGTGGTGATCAAAGGCATTCCTTTGGACCATTGGACTATGAAAGT
CTCCAACAAGAACTTGCTTTAAAAGAGACAGTATGGAAAAAAGTGTCACCTGAGTCAAAT
GAGGACATCTCTACAACTGTAGTATATAGAATGGAAAGTCTGGGAGAGAAAAGCTAA
GenBank Gene IDAF158555
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGLS
HGNC IDHGNC:4331
Chromosome Location2
Locus2q32-q34
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