Products

Western Blot (Transfected lysate)

Immunofluorescence (Transfected cell)

Flow Cytometry (Transfected cell)

Entrez GeneID

GeneBank Accession#

Protein Accession#

Gene Name

GLUL

Gene Alias

GLNS, GS, PIG43, PIG59

Gene Description

glutamate-ammonia ligase (glutamine synthetase)

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

Glutamine is a main source of energy and is involved in cell proliferation, inhibition of apoptosis, and cell signaling (Haberle et al., 2005 [PubMed 16267323]). Fetal glutamine requirements are very high and depend largely on active glutamine synthesis and the release of glutamine into the fetal circulation by the placenta. Glutamine synthetase (EC 6.3.1.2), also called glutamate-ammonia ligase (GLUL), is expressed throughout the body and plays an important role in controlling body pH and in removing ammonia from the circulation. The enzyme clears L-glutamate, the major neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, from neuronal synapses (see references in Clancy et al., 1996 [PubMed 8975719]).[supplied by OMIM

Other Designations

OTTHUMP00000035524|OTTHUMP00000035525|cell proliferation-inducing protein 59|glutamate-ammonia ligase (glutamine synthase)|glutamine synthetase|proliferation-inducing protein 43