GGT1

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Gamma-glutamyltransferase 1
Identifiers
Symbols GGT1; CD224; D22S672; D22S732; GGT; GGT 1; GTG; MGC96892; MGC96904; MGC96963
External IDs OMIM612346 MGI95706 HomoloGene68450 GeneCards: GGT1 Gene
EC number 2.3.2.2
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 2678 14598
Ensembl ENSG00000100031 ENSMUSG00000006345
UniProt P19440 Q4FK56
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001032364.2 NM_008116.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_001027536.1 NP_032142.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 22:
24.98 – 25.02 Mb
Chr 10:
75.02 – 75.05 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Gamma-glutamyltransferase 1, (GGT1) also known as CD224 (Cluster of Differentiation 224 ), is a human gene.[1]

Human gamma-glutamyltransferase catalyzes the transfer of the glutamyl moiety of glutathione to a variety of amino acids and dipeptide acceptors. This heteroduplex enzyme is composed of a heavy chain and a light chain, which are derived from a single precursor protein, and is present in tissues involved in absorption and secretion. This enzyme is a member of the gamma-glutamyltransferase protein family, of which many members have not yet been fully characterized. This gene encodes several transcript variants; studies suggest that many transcripts of this gene family may be non-functional or represent pseudogenes. The functional transcripts which have been fully characterized have been grouped and classified as type I gamma-glutamyltransferase. Complex splicing events may take place in a tissue-specific manner, resulting in marked dissimilarity in the 5' UTRs. Several 5' UTR transcript variants of the type I gene have been identified in different tissues and cancer cells.[1]

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

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