Gamma Glutamyltransferase 6

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Contents 1 Function 2 Structure 3 Compartment 4 Alternative-splicing 5 More General Terms 6 Internet Database 7 References

Function

• cleaves glutathione conjugates ( putative)
• active site is located in the light chain ( putative)
• glutathione metabolism
  

• (5-L-glutamyl)-peptide + an amino acid <--> peptide + 5-L-glutamyl amino acid

Structure

• heterodimer composed of the light & heavy chains
• belongs to the gamma-glutamyltransferase family

Compartment

• membrane

Alternative-splicing

• named isoforms=2

More General Terms

• gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) or gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase
• glycoprotein
• membrane protein

Internet Database

Kegg: [1]
Prosite: [2]
UniProt: [3]

References

UniProt [4]

gamma-glutamyltransferase 6 (gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase 6, GGT 6, [contains: gamma-glutamyltransferase 6 heavy chain; gamma-glutamyltransferase 6 light chain], GGT6)