Identification
NameGamma-glutamyltransferase
Synonyms
  • CIK1 suppressor protein 2
  • Extracellular mutant protein 38
  • Gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase
  • Gamma-GT
  • Gamma-glutamyltransferase heavy chain
  • Gamma-glutamyltransferase light chain
Gene NameECM38
Enzyme Class
Biological Properties
General FunctionInvolved in gamma-glutamyltransferase activity
Specific FunctionPlays a role in the turnover of the vacuolar glutathione and in the supply of growth requirements during nitrogen starvation
Cellular LocationVacuole membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein
SMPDB Pathways
Glutathione metabolismPW002395 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Selenocompound metabolismPW002472 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways
Arachidonic acid metabolismec00590 Map00590
Cyanoamino acid metabolismec00460 Map00460
Glutathione metabolismec00480 Map00480
Selenocompound metabolismec00450 Map00450
Taurine and hypotaurine metabolismec00430 Map00430
SMPDB Reactions
Glutathione + L-CysteineL-cysteinylglycine + Gamma-Glutamylcysteine
KEGG Reactions
Glutathione + L-AlanineL-cysteinylglycine + L-gamma-Glutamyl-L-alanine
Metabolites
YMDB IDNameView
YMDB00046L-CysteineShow
YMDB00154L-AlanineShow
YMDB00160GlutathioneShow
YMDB00252Gamma-GlutamylcysteineShow
YMDB00271L-Glutamic acidShow
YMDB00690L-cysteinylglycineShow
YMDB00691L-gamma-Glutamyl-L-alanineShow
YMDB00890waterShow
GO Classification
Component
Not Available
Function
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups
transferase activity, transferring amino-acyl groups
gamma-glutamyltransferase activity
catalytic activity
transferase activity
Process
Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Locationchromosome 12
LocusYLR299W
Gene Sequence>1983 bp ATGCTGTTGTGTAATAGAAAAGTCCCCAAGACTTTAAATACCTGTTTTATACTGCATATA TTCACTCTGTTAACACTGGGTGTGTTAGTGTCCGGAATGCCGTCAAAAATGGTATCATTC GCCTCTCAGGAGACTTTGCAGAGAATAAATAATCTCCTTCGAGGGTCTGCCAATCGAGAT GTTGACATTATTGCAGAATATTTGAAAAAAGACGACGATGATGATGGCGGCGATAAGGAT CACCATAACATCGATATTGACCCTTTACCTCGCCGTCCTAGTTTAACGCCTGATAGGCAA CTTCTAAAAGTCGGTTTGCATGGTGCTATAAGTTCAGATTTAGAAGTCTGTAGTAATTTG ACTATAAATGAGGTACTCCTGAAATTTCCCGGTTCTAACGCTGCAGACGCTGCAGTAACA CAAGCTCTTTGTAAGGGTATGGTGAATTTTTTTAATAGTGGGATTGGAGGTGGTGGCTAC GTAGTTTTTTCTGGCAAAGACGATGAAGATCATCTATCCATTGATTTTAGAGAAAAAGCA CCCATGGATTCACATAAGTTCATGTTCGAAAACTGCTCTCTATGCTCAAAAATAGGGGGT CTTGCTGTCGGTGTTCCAGGTGAATTGATGGGTCTCTATCGCCTCTTTAAAGAAAGAGGT AGCGGCCAAGTTGATTGGCGTGATCTAATTGAACCAGTCGCAAAGCTGGGAAGCGTGGGT TGGCAAATAGGCGAAGCACTCGGTGCCACTTTAGAACTTTATGAGGATGTTTTCCTGACA TTGAAGGAAGATTGGTCGTTTGTATTGAATTCTACCCATGACGGTGTTTTGAAAGAAGGC GATTGGATCAAGAGGCCGGCACTATCTAACATGCTAATGGAACTGGCTAAAAATGGTTCC GTGGCCCCATTTTATGACCCCGATCACTGGATTGCAAAATCCATGATTGATACTGTCGCA AAATACAATGGAATAATGAACTTGCAGGATGTTTCATCGTATGATGTTCATGTTACTAAA CCACTGTCCATGAAAATTAGGAAGGGCGCCAATTTCATCCCTGATAACGATATGACCGTA TTAACAAGTAGCGGCTCAAGTTCCGGGGCTGCACTACTTGCGGCGTTAAGGATAATGGAT AATTTCCAGAATCAAGAAGGGGGCGATTATGAAAAAGAAACTACCTATCATTTGCTTGAA AGCATGAAATGGATGGCAAGCGCAAGAAGCAGGTTAGGCGATTTTGAAGGCGAAGCATTA CCTAAGCATATAGAAGAGGTATTGGATCCAGAATGGGCTTTGAAAGCAGTGAAATCAATC AAAAGAAACTCTCAAGACGGAAATTTTAAAACTTTAGAAAACTGGACGCTTTATGATCCG GCATACGATATCAATAACCCGCATGGAACTGCCCACTTCAGTATAGTAGATTCACATGGG AATGCTGTTTCCTTGACAACCACCATCAACTTGTTGTTCGGTTCCTTAGTACACGACCCA AAAACCGGGGTGATCTTCAATAATGAAATGGACGATTTCGCTCAATTCAACAAATCTAAT AGTTTTGAATTGGCACCCTCCATATACAACTTTCCCGAGCCCGGGAAAAGACCCCTATCA TCCACTGCACCCACTATTGTGCTGTCAGAATTAGGCATCCCAGACCTCGTGGTCGGCGCT TCCGGCGGCTCAAGAATCACTACGAGTGTTTTACAAACAATTGTGAGGACGTACTGGTAT AACATGCCTATATTGGAAACGATAGCCTATCCACGTATACACCACCAGTTACTGCCCGAC CGCATAGAACTGGAAAGCTTCCCCATGATCGGTAAAGCCGTACTAAGCACTCTCAAGGAA ATGGGATATACGATGAAAGAAGTATTTCCCAAGAGCGTAGTTAATGCTATACGCAATGTC AGGGGAGAATGGCATGCGGTGAGTGACTATTGGAGAAAAAGAGGAATCTCCTCCGTATAC TAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function
Protein Residues660
Protein Molecular Weight73179.79688
Protein Theoretical pI5.72
Signalling Regions
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 14-34
Protein Sequence>Gamma-glutamyltransferase MLLCNRKVPKTLNTCFILHIFTLLTLGVLVSGMPSKMVSFASQETLQRINNLLRGSANRD VDIIAEYLKKDDDDDGGDKDHHNIDIDPLPRRPSLTPDRQLLKVGLHGAISSDLEVCSNL TINEVLLKFPGSNAADAAVTQALCKGMVNFFNSGIGGGGYVVFSGKDDEDHLSIDFREKA PMDSHKFMFENCSLCSKIGGLAVGVPGELMGLYRLFKERGSGQVDWRDLIEPVAKLGSVG WQIGEALGATLELYEDVFLTLKEDWSFVLNSTHDGVLKEGDWIKRPALSNMLMELAKNGS VAPFYDPDHWIAKSMIDTVAKYNGIMNLQDVSSYDVHVTKPLSMKIRKGANFIPDNDMTV LTSSGSSSGAALLAALRIMDNFQNQEGGDYEKETTYHLLESMKWMASARSRLGDFEGEAL PKHIEEVLDPEWALKAVKSIKRNSQDGNFKTLENWTLYDPAYDINNPHGTAHFSIVDSHG NAVSLTTTINLLFGSLVHDPKTGVIFNNEMDDFAQFNKSNSFELAPSIYNFPEPGKRPLS STAPTIVLSELGIPDLVVGASGGSRITTSVLQTIVRTYWYNMPILETIAYPRIHHQLLPD RIELESFPMIGKAVLSTLKEMGYTMKEVFPKSVVNAIRNVRGEWHAVSDYWRKRGISSVY
References
External Links
ResourceLink
Saccharomyces Genome Database ECM38
Uniprot IDQ05902
Uniprot NameECM38_YEAST
GenBank Gene IDU17243
Genebank Protein ID596034
General Reference
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