Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2729
Gene name Glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit
Gene symbol GCLC
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CNSHA7GCLGCSGLCLGLCLC
Chromosome 6
Chromosome location 6p12.1
Summary Glutamate-cysteine ligase, also known as gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase is the first rate-limiting enzyme of glutathione synthesis. The enzyme consists of two subunits, a heavy catalytic subunit and a light regulatory subunit. This locus encodes the ca
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1554152412 A>T Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, 5 prime UTR variant, coding sequence variant, intron variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT021012 hsa-miR-155-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT440579 ebv-miR-BART7-3p HITS-CLIP 22473208
MIRT440579 ebv-miR-BART7-3p HITS-CLIP 22473208
MIRT727590 hsa-miR-30a-5p HITS-CLIP 22473208
MIRT727589 hsa-miR-30b-5p HITS-CLIP 22473208
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
FOSL1 Unknown 16054171
JUN Unknown 11233143;11912197;16054171
JUND Unknown 16054171
MAF Unknown 16054171
MTF1 Activation 15378601
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0000287 Function Magnesium ion binding IDA 24639
GO:0003824 Function Catalytic activity IEA
GO:0004357 Function Glutamate-cysteine ligase activity IBA
GO:0004357 Function Glutamate-cysteine ligase activity IDA 8104187, 9675072, 11972604
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
606857 4311 ENSG00000001084
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P48506
Protein name Glutamate--cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (EC 6.3.2.2) (GCS heavy chain) (Gamma-ECS) (Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase)
Protein function Catalyzes the ATP-dependent ligation of L-glutamate and L-cysteine and participates in the first and rate-limiting step in glutathione biosynthesis.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF03074 GCS 236 608 Glutamate-cysteine ligase Family
Sequence
MGLLSQGSPLSWEETKRHADHVRRHGILQFLHIYHAVKDRHKDVLKWGDEVEYMLVSFDH
ENKKVRLVLSGEKVLETLQEKGERTNPNHPTLWRPEYGSYMIEGTPGQPYGGTMSEFNTV
EANMRKRRKEATSILEENQALCTITSFPRLGCPGFTLPEVKPNPVEGGASKSLFFPDEAI
NKHPRFSTLTRNIRHRRGEKVVINVPIFKDKNTPSPFIETFTEDDEASRASKPDHIYMDA
MGFGMGNCCLQVTFQACSISEARYLYDQLATICPIVMALSAASPFYRGYVSDIDCRWGVI
SASVDDRTREERGLEPLKNNNYRISKSRYDSIDSYLSKCGEKYNDIDLTIDKEIYEQLLQ
EGIDHLLAQHVAHLFIRDPLTLFEEKIHLDDANESDHFENIQSTNWQTMRFKPPPPNSDI
GWRVEFRPMEVQLTDFENSAYVVFVVLLTRVILSYKLDFLIPLSKVDENMKVAQKRDAVL
QGMFYFRKDICKGGNAVVDGCGKAQNSTELAAEEYTLMSIDTIINGKEGVFPGLIPILNS
YLENMEVDVDTRCSILNYLKLIKKRASGELMTVARWMREFIANHPDYKQDSVITDEMNYS
LILKCNQI
ANELCECPELLGSAFRKVKYSGSKTDSSN
Sequence length 637
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Cysteine and methionine metabolism
Glutathione metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Biosynthesis of cofactors
Ferroptosis
  Glutathione synthesis and recycling
Defective GCLC causes Hemolytic anemia due to gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase deficiency (HAGGSD)
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase deficiency Pathogenic rs121907946 RCV000004164
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ANEMIA, CONGENITAL, NONSPHEROCYTIC HEMOLYTIC, 7 HPO
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 15254739
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 29474642
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma BEFREE 11774239
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma of large intestine Colorectal adenoma BEFREE 11774239
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration BEFREE 31271759
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 29091582 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors Disorder of amino acid metabolism CTD_human_DG 10515893
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Amino Acid Metabolism, Inherited Disorders Inherited Errors of Amino Acid Metabolism CTD_human_DG 10515893
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia BEFREE 27142683
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Hemolytic Hemolytic anemia Pubtator 10733484, 2294991 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only