| Accession | TIGR02048 |
| Name | gshA_cyano |
| Function | putative glutamate--cysteine ligase |
| Gene Symbol | gshA |
| Trusted Cutoff | 249.05 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 249.05 |
| Noise Cutoff | 72.70 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 72.70 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| EC Number | 6.3.2.2 |
| HMM Length | 376 |
| Mainrole Category | Biosynthesis of cofactors, prosthetic groups, and carriers |
| Subrole Category | Glutathione and analogs |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0004357: glutamate-cysteine ligase activity molecular_function |
| | GO:0006750: glutathione biosynthetic process biological_process |
| Author | Haft DH |
| Entry Date | Nov 6 2003 3:38PM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | This family consists of proteins believed (see Copley SD, Dhillon JK, 2002) to be the glutamate--cysteine ligases of several cyanobacteria, which are known to make glutathione. |
| References | RN [1]
RM 12049666
RT Lateral gene transfer and parallel evolution in the history of glutathione biosynthesis genes.
RA Copley SD, Dhillon JK.
RL Genome Biol. 2002;3(5):research0025. Epub 2002 Apr 29. |
| Genome Property | GenProp0030: glutathione biosynthesis (HMM) |
