Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2937
Gene name Glutathione synthetase
Gene symbol GSS
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CNSHA6GSHSHEL-S-64pHEL-S-88n
Chromosome 20
Chromosome location 20q11.22
Summary Glutathione is important for a variety of biological functions, including protection of cells from oxidative damage by free radicals, detoxification of xenobiotics, and membrane transport. The protein encoded by this gene functions as a homodimer to catal
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
8
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28936396 G>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs28938472 T>C,G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs121909307 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121909308 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121909309 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
160
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT043308 hsa-miR-331-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT041404 hsa-miR-193b-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT040592 hsa-miR-92b-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT054199 hsa-miR-125b-5p Luciferase reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCRWestern blot 22723551
MIRT532580 hsa-miR-504-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
2
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
NFE2 Unknown 15890065
NFE2L2 Unknown 15890065;22213475
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
22
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0000287 Function Magnesium ion binding IDA 10369661
GO:0004363 Function Glutathione synthase activity IBA
GO:0004363 Function Glutathione synthase activity IEA
GO:0004363 Function Glutathione synthase activity TAS 7646467
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601002 4624 ENSG00000100983
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P48637
Protein name Glutathione synthetase (GSH synthetase) (GSH-S) (EC 6.3.2.3) (Glutathione synthase)
Protein function Catalyzes the production of glutathione from gamma-glutamylcysteine and glycine in an ATP-dependent manner (PubMed:7646467, PubMed:9215686). Glutathione (gamma-glutamylcysteinylglycine, GSH) is the most abundant intracellular thiol in living aer
PDB 2HGS , 8FBZ
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF03917 GSH_synth_ATP 12 472 Eukaryotic glutathione synthase, ATP binding domain Domain
PF03199 GSH_synthase 204 302 Eukaryotic glutathione synthase Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 474
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 GSS causes Glutathione synthetase deficiency (GSS deficiency)
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
395
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Glutathione synthetase deficiency with 5-oxoprolinuria Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2081381650, rs1486049191, rs983871391, rs770455024, rs765110067, rs121909307, rs121909308, rs121909309, rs28936396, rs28938472, rs757968278, rs773018519, rs2519019647, rs2519033349, rs2519019498
View all (21 more)
RCV005032526
RCV005030120
RCV005094522
RCV004587171
RCV005057828
RCV004566698
RCV004566699
RCV004566700
RCV004566701
RCV005031427
RCV004701020
RCV005029944
RCV005030064
RCV005209097
RCV005209014
RCV005209010
RCV005209027
RCV005209047
RCV005209048
RCV005209071
RCV005209064
RCV005209162
RCV005209156
RCV005209295
RCV005209217
RCV005209251
RCV005030210
RCV005209292
RCV005209355
RCV005209420
RCV005209469
RCV004587722
RCV004567866
RCV005091535
RCV005029599
RCV005093377
RCV005094127
Glutathione synthetase deficiency without 5-oxoprolinuria Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2081381650, rs1486049191, rs770455024, rs765110067, rs121909308, rs28936396, rs28938472, rs757968278, rs773018519, rs2519043780, rs752560204, rs201925123 RCV005032526
RCV005030120
RCV005038244
RCV005031993
RCV005025040
RCV005025041
RCV000009057
RCV005029925
RCV005029944
RCV005030064
RCV005030210
RCV005027438
RCV005029599
GSS-related disorder Likely pathogenic rs2519026353 RCV003402904
Inherited glutathione synthetase deficiency Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2147120336, rs121909307, rs121909309, rs28938472, rs2519016906, rs752560204, rs1555889738, rs201925123 RCV002222954
RCV000009051
RCV000009054
RCV000984989
RCV003123374
RCV000345182
RCV000587316
RCV001042779
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Likely benign rs184506175 RCV005897444
Cervical cancer Likely benign rs184506175 RCV005897445
Colorectal cancer Likely benign rs184506175 RCV005897446
Familial cancer of breast Likely benign rs184506175 RCV005896243
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Anemia Hemolytic Associate 10369661
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 33746607, 35398749
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 26040780
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 35067161
Diabetes Gestational Associate 33920886
Glioblastoma Associate 36834778
Glutathione synthetase deficiency Associate 29340523
Glutathione synthetase deficiency Inhibit 37050856
Growth Disorders Associate 20802163
Idiopathic Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension Associate 27049494