NameGlutathione synthetase
Synonyms
  • 6.3.2.3
  • Glutathione synthase
  • GSH synthetase
Gene NameGSS
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000369|Glutathione synthetase
MATNWGSLLQDKQQLEELARQAVDRALAEGVLLRTSQEPTSSEVVSYAPFTLFPSLVPSA
LLEQAYAVQMDFNLLVDAVSQNAAFLEQTLSSTIKQDDFTARLFDIHKQVLKEGIAQTVF
LGLNRSDYMFQRSADGSPALKQIEINTISASFGGLASRTPAVHRHVLSVLSKTKEAGKIL
SNNPSKGLALGIAKAWELYGSPNALVLLIAQEKERNIFDQRAIENELLARNIHVIRRTFE
DISEKGSLDQDRRLFVDGQEIAVVYFRDGYMPRQYSLQNWEARLLLERSHAAKCPDIATQ
LAGTKKVQQELSRPGMLEMLLPGQPEAVARLRATFAGLYSLDVGEEGDQAIAEALAAPSR
FVLKPQREGGGNNLYGEEMVQALKQLKDSEERASYILMEKIEPEPFENCLLRPGSPARVV
QCISELGIFGVYVRQEKTLVMNKHVGHLLRTKAIEHADGGVAAGVAVLDNPYPV
Number of residues474
Molecular Weight52384.325
Theoretical pI5.73
GO Classification
Functions
  • protein homodimerization activity
  • glycine binding
  • ATP binding
  • glutathione synthase activity
  • glutathione binding
  • magnesium ion binding
Processes
  • cellular amino acid metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • nervous system development
  • response to nutrient levels
  • xenobiotic metabolic process
  • response to amino acid
  • aging
  • response to cadmium ion
  • glutathione biosynthetic process
  • glutathione derivative biosynthetic process
  • response to oxidative stress
  • response to tumor necrosis factor
Components
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionProtein homodimerization activity
Specific FunctionNot Available
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID886284
UniProtKB IDP48637
UniProtKB Entry NameGSHB_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016029|Glutathione synthetase (GSS)
ATGGCCACCAACTGGGGGAGCCTCTTGCAGGATAAACAGCAGCTAGAGGAGCTGGCACGG
CAGGCCGTGGACCGGGCCCTGGCTGAGGGAGTATTGCTGAGGACCTCACAGGAGCCCACT
TCCTCGGAGGTGGTGAGCTATGCCCCATTCACGCTCTTCCCCTCACTGGTCCCCAGTGCC
CTGCTGGAGCAAGCCTATGCTGTGCAGATGGACTTCAACCTGCTAGTGGATGCTGTCAGC
CAGAACGCTGCCTTCCTGGAGCAAACTCTTTCCAGCACCATCAAACAGGATGACTTTACC
GCTCGTCTCTTTGACATCCACAAGCAAGTCCTAAAAGAGGGCATTGCCCAGACTGTGTTC
CTGGGCCTGAATCGCTCAGACTACATGTTCCAGCGCAGCGCAGATGGCTCCCCAGCCCTG
AAACAGATCGAAATCAACACCATCTCTGCCAGCTTTGGGGGCCTGGCCTCCCGGACCCCA
GCTGTGCACCGACATGTTCTCAGTGTCCTGAGTAAGACCAAAGAAGCTGGCAAGATCCTC
TCTAATAATCCCAGCAAGGGACTGGCCCTGGGAATTGCCAAAGCCTGGGAGCTCTACGGC
TCACCCAATGCTCTGGTGCTACTGATTGCTCAAGAGAAGGAAAGAAACATATTTGACCAG
CGTGCCATAGAGAATGAGCTACTGGCCAGGAACATCCATGTGATCCGACGAACATTTGAA
GATATCTCTGAAAAGGGGTCTCTGGACCAAGACCGAAGGCTGTTTGTGGATGGCCAGGAA
ATTGCTGTGGTTTACTTCCGGGATGGCTACATGCCTCGTCAGTACAGTCTACAGAATTGG
GAAGCACGTCTACTGCTGGAGAGGTCACATGCTGCCAAGTGCCCAGACATTGCCACCCAG
CTGGCTGGGACTAAGAAGGTGCAGCAGGAGCTAAGCAGGCCGGGCATGCTGGAGATGTTG
CTCCCTGGCCAGCCTGAGGCTGTGGCCCGCCTCCGCGCCACCTTTGCTGGCCTCTACTCA
CTGGATGTGGGTGAAGAAGGGGACCAGGCCATCGCCGAGGCCCTTGCTGCCCCTAGCCGG
TTTGTGCTAAAGCCCCAGAGAGAGGGTGGAGGTAACAACCTATATGGGGAGGAAATGGTA
CAGGCCCTGAAACAGCTGAAGGACAGTGAGGAGAGGGCCTCCTACATCCTCATGGAGAAG
ATCGAACCTGAGCCTTTTGAGAATTGCCTGCTACGGCCTGGCAGCCCTGCCCGAGTGGTC
CAGTGCATTTCAGAGCTGGGCATCTTTGGGGTCTATGTCAGGCAGGAAAAGACACTCGTG
ATGAACAAGCACGTGGGGCATCTACTTCGAACCAAAGCCATCGAGCATGCAGATGGTGGT
GTGGCAGCGGGAGTGGCAGTCCTGGACAACCCATACCCTGTGTGA
GenBank Gene IDL42531
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGSS
HGNC IDHGNC:4624
Chromosome Location20
Locus20q11.2
References
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