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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00680
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5953
  • HMDBP04870
Name Glutaminase kidney isoform, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  1. GLS
  2. K-glutaminase
  3. L-glutamine amidohydrolase
Gene Name GLS
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in glutaminase activity
Specific Function Catalyzes 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.
Pathways
  • Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
  • Arginine and proline metabolism
  • D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism
  • GABAergic synapse
  • Glutamatergic synapse
  • Proximal tubule bicarbonate reclamation
Reactions
L-Glutamine + Water → L-Glutamic acid + Ammonia details
D-Glutamine + Water → D-Glutamic acid + Ammonia details
GO Classification
Biological Process
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange by neurological system process
behavior
neurotransmitter secretion
protein homotetramerization
glutamine catabolic process
glutamate secretion
glutamate biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
cytosol
mitochondrial matrix
Function
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds
glutaminase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides
Molecular Function
glutaminase activity
Process
metabolic process
cellular metabolic process
glutamine metabolic process
glutamine family amino acid metabolic process
cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process
cellular amino acid metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Mitochondrion (Probable)
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 2
Locus 2q32-q34
SNPs GLS
Gene Sequence
>2010 bp
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
GATCCTCGAAGAGAAGGTGGTGATCAAAGGGTAAAGTCAGTGATAAATCTTTTGTTTGCT
GCATATACTGGAGATGTGTCTGCACTTCGAAGATTTGCTTTGTCAGCTATGGACATGGAA
CAGCGGGACTATGATTCTAGAACAGCACTCCATGTAGCTGCTGCAGAGGGTCATGTTGAA
GTTGTTAAATTTTTGCTGGAAGCCTGCAAAGTAAACCCTTTCCCCAAGGACAGGTGGAAT
AACACTCCCATGGATGAAGCACTGCACTTTGGACACCATGATGTATTTAAAATTCTCCAA
GAATACCAAGTCCAGTACACACCTCAAGGAGATTCTGACAACGGGAAGGAAAATCAAACC
GTCCATAAGAATCTTGATGGATTGTTGTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 669
Molecular Weight 65459.525
Theoretical pI 7.885
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Glutaminase kidney isoform, mitochondrial
MMRLRGSGMLRDLLLRSPAGVSATLRRAQPLVTLCRRPRGGGRPAAGPAAAARLHPWWGG
GGWPAEPLARGLSSSPSEILQELGKGSTHPQPGVSPPAAPAAPGPKDGPGETDAFGNSEG
KELVASGENKIKQGLLPSLEDLLFYTIAEGQEKIPVHKFITALKSTGLRTSDPRLKECMD
MLRLTLQTTSDGVMLDKDLFKKCVQSNIVLLTQAFRRKFVIPDFMSFTSHIDELYESAKK
QSGGKVADYIPQLAKFSPDLWGVSVCTVDGQRHSTGDTKVPFCLQSCVKPLKYAIAVNDL
GTEYVHRYVGKEPSGLRFNKLFLNEDDKPHNPMVNAGAIVVTSLIKQGVNNAEKFDYVMQ
FLNKMAGNEYVGFSNATFQSERESGDRNFAIGYYLKEKKCFPEGTDMVGILDFYFQLCSI
EVTCESASVMAATLANGGFCPITGERVLSPEAVRNTLSLMHSCGMYDFSGQFAFHVGLPA
KSGVAGGILLVVPNVMGMMCWSPPLDKMGNSVKGIHFCHDLVSLCNFHNYDNLRHFAKKL
DPRREGGDQRVKSVINLLFAAYTGDVSALRRFALSAMDMEQRDYDSRTALHVAAAEGHVE
VVKFLLEACKVNPFPKDRWNNTPMDEALHFGHHDVFKILQEYQVQYTPQGDSDNGKENQT
VHKNLDGLL
GenBank ID Protein 156104878
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O94925
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GLSK_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_014905.3
GeneCard ID GLS
GenAtlas ID GLS
HGNC ID HGNC:4331
References
General References
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