Glutamine synthetase

NameGlutamine synthetase
Synonyms6.3.1.2 GLNS Glutamate decarboxylase Glutamate--ammonia ligase GS
Gene NameGLUL
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019251|Glutamine synthetase
MTTSASSHLNKGIKQVYMSLPQGEKVQAMYIWIDGTGEGLRCKTRTLDSEPKCVEELPEW
NFDGSSTLQSEGSNSDMYLVPAAMFRDPFRKDPNKLVLCEVFKYNRRPAETNLRHTCKRI
MDMVSNQHPWFGMEQEYTLMGTDGHPFGWPSNGFPGPQGPYYCGVGADRAYGRDIVEAHY
RACLYAGVKIAGTNAEVMPAQWEFQIGPCEGISMGDHLWVARFILHRVCEDFGVIATFDP
KPIPGNWNGAGCHTNFSTKAMREENGLKYIEEAIEKLSKRHQYHIRAYDPKGGLDNARRL
TGFHETSNINDFSAGVANRSASIRIPRTVGQEKKGYFEDRRPSANCDPFSVTEALIRTCL
LNETGDEPFQYKN
Number of residues373
Molecular Weight42064.15
Theoretical pI6.88
GO Classification
Functions
    glutamate binding
ATP binding
manganese ion binding
identical protein binding
magnesium ion binding
glutamate-ammonia ligase activity
glutamate decarboxylase activity
Processes
    glutamate catabolic process
positive regulation of insulin secretion
synaptic transmission
cellular response to starvation
positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic
neurotransmitter uptake
cell proliferation
positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation
glutamine biosynthetic process
protein homooligomerization
cellular amino acid biosynthetic process
response to glucose
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
small molecule metabolic process
Components
    cytosol
nucleus
extracellular exosome
myelin sheath
axon terminus
perikaryon
glial cell projection
cytoplasm
mitochondrion
rough endoplasmic reticulum
protein complex
General FunctionManganese ion binding
Specific FunctionThis enzyme has 2 functions: it catalyzes the production of glutamine and 4-aminobutanoate (gamma-aminobutyric acid, GABA), the latter in a pyridoxal phosphate-independent manner (By similarity). Essential for proliferation of fetal skin fibroblasts.
Transmembrane Regions
GenBank Protein ID31833
UniProtKB IDP15104
UniProtKB Entry NameGLNA_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019252|Glutamine synthetase (GLUL)
ATGACCACCTCAGCAAGTTCCCACTTAAATAAAGGCATCAAGCAGGTGTACATGTCCCTG
CCTCAGGGTGAGAAAGTCCAGGCCATGTATATCTGGATCGATGGTACTGGAGAAGGACTG
CGCTGCAAGACCCGGACCCTGGACAGTGAGCCCAAGTGTGTGGAAGAGTTGCCTGAGTGG
AATTTCGATGGCTCTAGTACTTTACAGTCTGAGGGTTCCAACAGTGACATGTATCTCGTG
CCTGCTGCCATGTTTCGGGACCCCTTCCGTAAGGACCCTAACAAGCTGGTGTTATGTGAA
GTTTTCAAGTACAATCGAAGGCCTGCAGAGACCAATTTGAGGCACACCTGTAAACGGATA
ATGGACATGGTGAGCAACCAGCACCCCTGGTTTGGCATGGAGCAGGAGTATACCCTCATG
GGGACAGATGGGCACCCCTTTGGTTGGCCTTCCAACGGCTTCCCAGGGCCCCAGGGTCCA
TATTACTGTGGTGTGGGAGCAGACAGAGCCTATGGCAGGGACATCGTGGAGGCCCATTAC
CGGGCCTGCTTGTATGCTGGAGTCAAGATTGCGGGGACTAATGCCGAGGTCATGCCTGCC
CAGTGGGAATTTCAGATTGGACCTTGTGAAGGAATCAGCATGGGAGATCATCTCTGGGTG
GCCCGTTTCATCTTGCATCGTGTGTGTGAAGACTTTGGAGTGATAGCAACCTTTGATCCT
AAGCCCATTCCTGGGAACTGGAATGGTGCAGGCTGCCATACCAACTTCAGCACCAAGGCC
ATGCGGGAGGAGAATGGTCTGAAGTACATCGAGGAGGCCATTGAGAAACTAAGCAAGCGG
CACCAGTACCACATCCGTGCCTATGATCCCAAGGGAGGCCTGGACAATGCCCGACGTCTA
ACTGGATTCCATGAAACCTCCAACATCAACGACTTTTCTGCTGGTGTAGCCAATCGTAGC
GCCAGCATACGCATTCCCCGGACTGTTGGCCAGGAGAAGAAGGGTTACTTTGAAGATCGT
CGCCCCTCTGCCAACTGCGACCCCTTTTCGGTGACAGAAGCCCTCATCCGCACGTGTCTT
CTCAATGAAACCGGCGATGAGCCCTTCCAGTACAAAAATTAA
GenBank Gene IDY00387
GeneCard IDNone
GenAtlas IDGLUL
HGNC IDHGNC:4341
Chromosome Location1
Locus1q31
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