Structural highlightsFunctionGLSK_MOUSE Catalyzes the first reaction in the primary pathway for the renal catabolism of glutamine. Plays a role in maintaining acid-base homeostasis. Regulates the levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate in the brain.[1] [2] [3]
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- ↑ El Hage M, Masson J, Conjard-Duplany A, Ferrier B, Baverel G, Martin G. Brain slices from glutaminase-deficient mice metabolize less glutamine: a cellular metabolomic study with carbon 13 NMR. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2012 May;32(5):816-24. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.22. Epub, 2012 Feb 29. PMID:22373647 doi:10.1038/jcbfm.2012.22
- ↑ Cassago A, Ferreira AP, Ferreira IM, Fornezari C, Gomes ER, Greene KS, Pereira HM, Garratt RC, Dias SM, Ambrosio AL. Mitochondrial localization and structure-based phosphate activation mechanism of Glutaminase C with implications for cancer metabolism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jan 24;109(4):1092-7. Epub 2012 Jan 6. PMID:22228304 doi:10.1073/pnas.1112495109
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