Accession | TIGR02048 |
Name | gshA_cyano |
Function | putative glutamate--cysteine ligase |
Gene Symbol | gshA |
Trusted Cutoff | 249.05 |
Domain Trusted Cutoff | 249.05 |
Noise Cutoff | 72.70 |
Domain Noise Cutoff | 72.70 |
Isology Type | equivalog |
EC Number | 6.3.2.2 |
HMM Length | 376 |
Mainrole Category | Biosynthesis of cofactors, prosthetic groups, and carriers |
Subrole Category | Glutathione and analogs |
Gene Ontology Term | GO:0004357: glutamate-cysteine ligase activity molecular_function |
| GO:0006750: glutathione biosynthetic process biological_process |
Author | Haft DH |
Entry Date | Nov 6 2003 3:38PM |
Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
Comment | This family consists of proteins believed (see Copley SD, Dhillon JK, 2002) to be the glutamate--cysteine ligases of several cyanobacteria, which are known to make glutathione. |
References | RN [1]
RM 12049666
RT Lateral gene transfer and parallel evolution in the history of glutathione biosynthesis genes.
RA Copley SD, Dhillon JK.
RL Genome Biol. 2002;3(5):research0025. Epub 2002 Apr 29. |
Genome Property | GenProp0030: glutathione biosynthesis (HMM) |