General Information of Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT) (ID: TTVEWR4)

DTT Name Glutathione synthetase (GSS)
Synonyms Glutathione synthase; GSH-S; GSH synthetase
Gene Name GSS
DTT Type
Literature-reported target
[1]
UniProt ID
GSHB_HUMAN
TTD ID
T69420
3D Structure
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2D Sequence (FASTA)
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3D Structure (PDB)
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EC Number
EC 6.3.2.3
Sequence
MATNWGSLLQDKQQLEELARQAVDRALAEGVLLRTSQEPTSSEVVSYAPFTLFPSLVPSA
LLEQAYAVQMDFNLLVDAVSQNAAFLEQTLSSTIKQDDFTARLFDIHKQVLKEGIAQTVF
LGLNRSDYMFQRSADGSPALKQIEINTISASFGGLASRTPAVHRHVLSVLSKTKEAGKIL
SNNPSKGLALGIAKAWELYGSPNALVLLIAQEKERNIFDQRAIENELLARNIHVIRRTFE
DISEKGSLDQDRRLFVDGQEIAVVYFRDGYMPRQYSLQNWEARLLLERSHAAKCPDIATQ
LAGTKKVQQELSRPGMLEMLLPGQPEAVARLRATFAGLYSLDVGEEGDQAIAEALAAPSR
FVLKPQREGGGNNLYGEEMVQALKQLKDSEERASYILMEKIEPEPFENCLLRPGSPARVV
QCISELGIFGVYVRQEKTLVMNKHVGHLLRTKAIEHADGGVAAGVAVLDNPYPV
Function
Catalyzes the oxidation of GSH to glutathione disulfide (GSSG) by reducing free radicals and reactive oxygen species such as hydrogen peroxide. Uses GSH to clean up various metabolites, xenobiotics, and electrophiles to mercapturates for excretion.
KEGG Pathway
Cysteine and methionine metabolism (hsa00270 )
Glutathione metabolism (hsa00480 )
Metabolic pathways (hsa01100 )
Biosynthesis of cofactors (hsa01240 )
Ferroptosis (hsa04216 )
Reactome Pathway
Defective GSS causes GSS deficiency (R-HSA-5579006 )
Glutathione synthesis and recycling (R-HSA-174403 )
BioCyc Pathway
MetaCyc:HS02174-MON

References

1 Nineteen-year follow-up of a patient with severe glutathione synthetase deficiency. J Hum Genet. 2016 Jul;61(7):669-72.