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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP07358
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 12987
Name Gamma-glutamyltransferase 6
Synonyms
  1. GGT 6
  2. Gamma-glutamyltransferase 6 heavy chain
  3. Gamma-glutamyltransferase 6 light chain
  4. Gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase 6
  5. Glutathione hydrolase 6
Gene Name GGT6
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in gamma-glutamyltransferase activity
Specific Function Cleaves glutathione conjugates (By similarity).
Pathways
  • 5-oxoprolinase deficiency
  • 5-Oxoprolinuria
  • Arachidonic acid metabolism
  • Cyanoamino acid metabolism
  • Gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase deficiency
  • Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Deficiency
  • Glutathione metabolism
  • Glutathione metabolism
  • Glutathione Synthetase Deficiency
  • Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism
  • Taurine and Hypotaurine Metabolism
Reactions
A (5-L-glutamyl)-peptide + an amino acid → a peptide + a 5-L-glutamyl amino acid details
Glutathione + Water → Cysteinylglycine + L-Glutamic acid details
Glutathione + L-Amino acid → Cysteinylglycine + (5-L-Glutamyl)-L-amino acid details
(5-L-Glutamyl)-peptide + Taurine → Peptide + 5-L-Glutamyl-taurine details
Leukotriene C4 + Amino acid → Leukotriene D4 + 5-L-Glutamyl amino acid details
R-S-Glutathione + Water → R-S-Cysteinylglycine + L-Glutamic acid details
L-3-Cyanoalanine + L-Glutamic acid → gamma-Glutamyl-beta-cyanoalanine + Water details
Beta-Aminopropionitrile + L-Glutamic acid → gamma-Glutamyl-beta-aminopropiononitrile + Water details
(5-L-Glutamyl)-peptide + Se-Methylselenocysteine → Peptide + Gamma-Glutamyl-Se-methylselenocysteine details
GO Classification
Biological Process
glutathione metabolic process
glutathione biosynthetic process
leukotriene biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
anchored to external side of plasma membrane
integral to membrane
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups
transferase activity, transferring amino-acyl groups
gamma-glutamyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
gamma-glutamyltransferase activity
hydrolase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Single-pass type II membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 17
Locus 17p13.2
SNPs GGT6
Gene Sequence
>1482 bp
ATGGAGCGGGCAGAAGAGCCCGTGGTCTATCAGAAGCTGCTGCCCTGGGAGCCAAGCTTG
GAGTCGGAGGAGGAAGTGGAGGAGGAGGAGACATCAGAGGCGCTGGTTCTAAACCCCCGG
AGGCACCAGGACTCTTCCAGGAACAAGGCTGGCGGGCTGCCCGGAACCTGGGCCCGTGTA
GTGGCAGCCCTGCTGCTGCTGGCTGTTGGCTGCTCCCTGGCTGTGAGGCAGCTCCAGAAT
CAGGGCAGGTCGACAGGAAGCTTGGGCTCTGTGGCCCCTCCACCCGGCGGACACTCCCAC
GGCCCTGGCGTATACCACCACGGTGCCATCATCAGCCCTGCAGGCCGAGAGCTGCTTGTT
GCCGGGGGCAACGTCGTGGATGCTGGAGTTGGAGCTGCATTGTGCCTGGCAGTGGTGCAT
CCTCATGCCACGGGGCTAGGTGCCATGTTTTGGGGCCTCTTCCACGATAGCTCCTCAGGC
AATTCCACGGCCCTGACATCAGGCCCAGCACAGACCCTGGCCCCCGGCCTGGGGCTGCCC
GCGGCTCTGCCCACCCTGCACCTGCTGCATGCACGCTTCGGCCGCCTGCCCTGGCCACGC
CTGCTAGTGGGCCCCACCACGCTGGCTCAGGAGGGCTTCCTGGTGGACACACCCCTGGCA
AGGGCTCTGGTGGCTCGGGGCACAGAAGGCCTCTGTCCACTACTTTGCCATGCTGATGGG
ACACCCCTGGGCGCTGGGGCCCGAGCCACCAACCCACAACTGGCAGCTGTGCTTCGCAGC
GCAGCCCTCGCTCCCACCTCAGACCTTGCTGGGGATGCTCTACTGAGTCTACTGGCGGGA
GACCTGGGGGTGGAGGTGCCCTCGGCTGTGCCCAGGCCCACTTTGGAACCAGCAGAGCAG
CTACCTGTGCCCCAGGGCATCCTGTTCACCACCCCCAGTCCCTCAGCTGGCCCAGAACTG
CTGGCACTGTTGGAGGCAGCCCTGCGCTCCGGGGCGCCCATCCCTGACCCCTGCCCACCG
TTCCTGCAGACTGCTGTGAGCCCCGAGAGCAGTGCCCTGGCCGCCGTGGACAGCAGCGGC
TCTGTGCTCCTTCTCACCTCCTCGCTCAACTGCTCCTTTGGCTCTGCACACCTGTCCCCA
AGCACTGGGGTTCTGCTCAGCAACCTGGTGGCCAAGTCTACCACTAGTGCCTGGGCCTGC
CCCCTCATCCTCCGTGGCAGCCTGGATGACACAGAGGCTGATGTGTTGGGGCTTGTGGCT
TCAGGGACCCCTGATGTGGCCAGGGCCATGACTCACACCCTACTCAGGCATCTGGCAGCA
AGGCCCCCTACCCAGGCCCAGCACCAGCATCAGGGTCAGCAAGAACCAACAGAGCATCCC
AGCACTTGTGGCCAAGGGACCCTGCTCCAGGTGGCAGCCCACACAGAGCACGCCCATGTC
TCCAGTGTCCCCCATGCCTGCTGCCCCTTCCAGGGGTTCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 493
Molecular Weight 50508.83
Theoretical pI 6.079
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Gamma-glutamyltransferase 6
MERAEEPVVYQKLLPWEPSLESEEEVEEEETSEALVLNPRRHQDSSRNKAGGLPGTWARV
VAALLLLAVGCSLAVRQLQNQGRSTGSLGSVAPPPGGHSHGPGVYHHGAIISPAGRELLV
AGGNVVDAGVGAALCLAVVHPHATGLGAMFWGLFHDSSSGNSTALTSGPAQTLAPGLGLP
AALPTLHLLHARFGRLPWPRLLVGPTTLAQEGFLVDTPLARALVARGTEGLCPLLCHADG
TPLGAGARATNPQLAAVLRSAALAPTSDLAGDALLSLLAGDLGVEVPSAVPRPTLEPAEQ
LPVPQGILFTTPSPSAGPELLALLEAALRSGAPIPDPCPPFLQTAVSPESSALAAVDSSG
SVLLLTSSLNCSFGSAHLSPSTGVLLSNLVAKSTTSAWACPLILRGSLDDTEADVLGLVA
SGTPDVARAMTHTLLRHLAARPPTQAQHQHQGQQEPTEHPSTCGQGTLLQVAAHTEHAHV
SSVPHACCPFQGF
GenBank ID Protein 171543825
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q6P531
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GGT6_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_001122890.1
GeneCard ID GGT6
GenAtlas ID GGT6
HGNC ID HGNC:26891
References
General References
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