Biology:Gamma-glutamyltransferase 6
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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Gamma-glutamyltransferase 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GGT6 gene.
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Function
GGT6 belongs to the gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT; EC 2.3.2.2) gene family. GGT is a membrane-bound extracellular enzyme that cleaves gamma-glutamyl peptide bonds in glutathione and other peptides and transfers the gamma-glutamyl moiety to acceptors. GGT is also key to glutathione homeostasis because it provides substrates for glutathione synthesis (Heisterkamp et al., 2008 [PubMed 18357469]).
References
- ↑ "Entrez Gene: Gamma-glutamyltransferase 6". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/124975. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
Further reading
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.
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