Biology:GLUD2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in humans


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Glutamate dehydrogenase 2, mitochondrial, also known as GDH 2, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GLUD2 gene.[1][2][3] This dehydrogenase is one of the family of glutamate dehydrogenases that are ubiquitous in life.

Function

Glutamate dehydrogenase 2 is localized to the mitochondrion and acts as a homohexamer to recycle glutamate during neurotransmission. The encoded enzyme catalyzes the reversible oxidative deamination of glutamate to alpha-ketoglutarate.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: glutamate dehydrogenase 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2747. 
  2. "Novel human glutamate dehydrogenase expressed in neural and testicular tissues and encoded by an X-linked intronless gene". J. Biol. Chem. 269 (24): 16971–6. June 1994. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)89484-X. PMID 8207021. 
  3. "Nerve tissue-specific human glutamate dehydrogenase that is thermolabile and highly regulated by ADP". J. Neurochem. 68 (5): 1804–11. May 1997. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68051804.x. PMID 9109504. 

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