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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase deficiency Pathogenic rs121907946 RCV000004164
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign rs2066507 RCV005912313
Cervical cancer Benign rs2066507 RCV005912316
Familial cancer of breast Benign; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs185146268, rs199775302 RCV005922580
RCV005910902
Familial pancreatic carcinoma Benign rs2066507 RCV005912317
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 29474642, 36359768, 39259123, 39735553
Alzheimer Disease Associate 29091582
Anemia Hemolytic Associate 10733484, 2294991
Breast Neoplasms Associate 23443115, 28411284
Burkitt Lymphoma Associate 37917375
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 26040780
Cardiovascular Diseases Associate 12598062
Cerebral Infarction Associate 40420234
Conotruncal cardiac defects Associate 24535845, 24585533, 25275547
Cystic Disease Of Lung Associate 16690975