Protein Description

Gene Symbol GCLC
Entrez ID 2729
Uniprot ID P48506
Description glutamate-cysteine ligase, catalytic subunit
Chromosomal Location chr6: 53,497,341-53,616,970
Ontology GO ID GO Term Definition Evidence

BP

GO:0000096

sulfur amino acid metabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways involving amino acids containing sulfur, comprising cysteine, homocysteine, methionine and selenocysteine.

TAS

BP

GO:0006534

cysteine metabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways involving cysteine, 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid.

IDA

BP

GO:0006536

glutamate metabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways involving glutamate, the anion of 2-aminopentanedioic acid.

IDA

BP

GO:0006750

glutathione biosynthetic process

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glutathione, the tripeptide glutamylcysteinylglycine, which acts as a coenzyme for some enzymes and as an antioxidant in the protection of sulfhydryl groups in enzymes and other proteins.

IDA|IEA|IMP|TAS

BP

GO:0006979

response to oxidative stress

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of oxidative stress, a state often resulting from exposure to high levels of reactive oxygen species, e.g. superoxide anions, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hydroxyl radicals.

IDA

BP

GO:0007568

aging

A developmental process that is a deterioration and loss of function over time. Aging includes loss of functions such as resistance to disease, homeostasis, and fertility, as well as wear and tear. Aging includes cellular senescence, but is more inclusive. May precede death and may succeed developmental maturation (GO:0021700).

IEA

BP

GO:0007584

response to nutrient

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a nutrient stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:0008637

apoptotic mitochondrial changes

The morphological and physiological alterations undergone by mitochondria during apoptosis.

IEA

BP

GO:0009408

response to heat

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a heat stimulus, a temperature stimulus above the optimal temperature for that organism.

IDA

BP

GO:0009410

response to xenobiotic stimulus

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a xenobiotic compound stimulus. Xenobiotic compounds are compounds foreign to living organisms.

IEA

BP

GO:0009725

response to hormone

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a hormone stimulus.

IDA

BP

GO:0014823

response to activity

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an activity stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:0019852

L-ascorbic acid metabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-ascorbic acid, (2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-olate; L-ascorbic acid is vitamin C and has co-factor and anti-oxidant activities in many species.

IEA

BP

GO:0031397

negative regulation of protein ubiquitination

Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the addition of ubiquitin groups to a protein.

IEA

BP

GO:0032436

positive regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process

Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the breakdown of a protein or peptide by hydrolysis of its peptide bonds, initiated by the covalent attachment of ubiquitin, and mediated by the proteasome.

IEA

BP

GO:0032869

cellular response to insulin stimulus

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an insulin stimulus. Insulin is a polypeptide hormone produced by the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas in mammals, and by the homologous organs of other organisms.

IEA

BP

GO:0035729

cellular response to hepatocyte growth factor stimulus

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a hepatocyte growth factor stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:0043066

negative regulation of apoptotic process

Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cell death by apoptotic process.

IDA

BP

GO:0043524

negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process

Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cell death by apoptotic process in neurons.

IEA

BP

GO:0044344

cellular response to fibroblast growth factor stimulus

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an fibroblast growth factor stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:0044752

response to human chorionic gonadotropin

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a human chorionic gonadotropin stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:0045454

cell redox homeostasis

Any process that maintains the redox environment of a cell or compartment within a cell.

IDA

BP

GO:0045892

negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated

Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cellular DNA-templated transcription.

IDA

BP

GO:0046685

response to arsenic-containing substance

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an arsenic stimulus from compounds containing arsenic, including arsenates, arsenites, and arsenides.

IEA

BP

GO:0046686

response to cadmium ion

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a cadmium (Cd) ion stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:0050880

regulation of blood vessel size

Any process that modulates the size of blood vessels.

IMP

BP

GO:0051409

response to nitrosative stress

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a nitrosative stress stimulus. Nitrosative stress is a state often resulting from exposure to high levels of nitric oxide (NO) or the highly reactive oxidant peroxynitrite, which is produced following interaction of NO with superoxide anions.

IEA

BP

GO:0051900

regulation of mitochondrial depolarization

Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the change in the membrane potential of the mitochondria from negative to positive.

IEA

BP

GO:0070555

response to interleukin-1

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an interleukin-1 stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:0071260

cellular response to mechanical stimulus

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a mechanical stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:0071333

cellular response to glucose stimulus

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a glucose stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:0071372

cellular response to follicle-stimulating hormone stimulus

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a follicle-stimulating hormone stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:0097069

cellular response to thyroxine stimulus

A change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a thyroxine stimulus.

IEA

BP

GO:2000490

negative regulation of hepatic stellate cell activation

Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of hepatic stellate cell activation.

IEA

BP

GO:2001237

negative regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway

Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway.

IEA

CC

GO:0005829

cytosol

The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.

TAS

CC

GO:0017109

glutamate-cysteine ligase complex

An enzyme complex that catalyzes the ligation of glutamate to cysteine, forming glutamylcysteine.

IBA

MF

GO:0000287

magnesium ion binding

Interacting selectively and non-covalently with magnesium (Mg) ions.

IDA

MF

GO:0004357

glutamate-cysteine ligase activity

Catalysis of the reaction: L-cysteine + L-glutamate + ATP = L-gamma-glutamyl-L-cysteine + ADP + 2 H(+) + phosphate.

IDA|IMP

MF

GO:0005524

ATP binding

Interacting selectively and non-covalently with ATP, adenosine 5'-triphosphate, a universally important coenzyme and enzyme regulator.

IEA

MF

GO:0016595

glutamate binding

Interacting selectively and non-covalently with glutamate, the anion of 2-aminopentanedioic acid.

IDA

MF

GO:0043531

ADP binding

Interacting selectively and non-covalently with ADP, adenosine 5'-diphosphate.

IDA

MF

GO:0046982

protein heterodimerization activity

Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a nonidentical protein to form a heterodimer.

IEA

MF

GO:0050662

coenzyme binding

Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a coenzyme, any of various nonprotein organic cofactors that are required, in addition to an enzyme and a substrate, for an enzymatic reaction to proceed.

IPI

Domain ID Description

IPR004308

Glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit

Pathway ID Pathway Term Pathway Source

hsa00270

Cysteine and methionine metabolism

KEGG

hsa00480

Glutathione metabolism

KEGG

hsa01100

Metabolic pathways

KEGG

WP100

Glutathione metabolism

WikiPathways

WP2884

NRF2 pathway

WikiPathways

WP3

Transcriptional activation by NRF2

WikiPathways

WP408

Oxidative Stress

WikiPathways

WP2586

Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor

WikiPathways

WP2864

Apoptosis-related network due to altered Notch3 in ovarian cancer

WikiPathways

WP3612

Photodynamic therapy-induced NFE2L2 (NRF2) survival signaling

WikiPathways

WP2525

Trans-sulfuration and one carbon metabolism

WikiPathways

WP3940

One carbon metabolism and related pathways

WikiPathways

UMLS CUI UMLS Term

C0002514

Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors

C0002878

Anemia, Hemolytic

C0007131

Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

C0010074

Coronary Vessel Anomalies

C0011616

Contact Dermatitis

C0020538

Hypertensive Disease

C0027051

Myocardial Infarction

C0151744

Myocardial Ischemia

C0860207

Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Tissue Cell Type

fallopian tube

glandular cells

urinary bladder

urothelial cells

No databases found.

Pubmed ID Author Year Title

22617121

Ouandaogo et al.

2012

Differences in transcriptomic profiles of human cumulus cells isolated from oocytes at GV, MI and MII stages after in vivo andin vitro oocyte maturation

22951915

Haozi et al.

2012

Altered gene expression profile in cumulus cells of mature MII oocytes from patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Gene Symbol Entrez ID Uniprot ID Score

DHRS11

79154

Q6UWP2

0.49

PPID

5481

Q08752

0.63

CCL22

6367

O00626

0.63

GCLM

2730

P48507

0.74

AGL

178

P35573

0.49

DPH5

51611

Q9H2P9

0.49

ELAVL1

1994

Q15717

0.63

PAXIP1

22976

Q6ZW49

0.63