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Summary
GLUL (glutamate-ammonia ligase, HGNC:4341) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 1q25.3, encoding Glutamine synthetase (P15104). Glutamine synthetase that catalyzes the ATP-dependent conversion of glutamate and ammonia to glutamine.
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the glutamine synthetase family. It catalyzes the synthesis of glutamine from glutamate and ammonia in an ATP-dependent reaction. This protein plays a role in ammonia and glutamate detoxification, acid-base homeostasis, cell signaling, and cell proliferation. Glutamine is an abundant amino acid, and is important to the biosynthesis of several amino acids, pyrimidines, and purines. Mutations in this gene are associated with congenital glutamine deficiency, and overexpression of this gene was observed in some primary liver cancer samples. There are six pseudogenes of this gene found on chromosomes 2, 5, 9, 11, and 12. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
Source: NCBI Gene 2752 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- Gene–disease (curated): congenital brain dysgenesis due to glutamine synthetase deficiency (Definitive, GenCC) — +2 more curated relationships
- GWAS associations: 50
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 274 total — 5 pathogenic, 5 likely-pathogenic
- Phenotypes (HPO): 48
- Druggable target: yes — 1 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
- Dosage sensitivity (ClinGen): haploinsufficiency autosomal recessive, triplosensitivity no evidence
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001033044
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:4341 |
| Approved symbol | GLUL |
| Name | glutamate-ammonia ligase |
| Location | 1q25.3 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000135821 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 138290 |
| Entrez | 2752 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 11 — 5 protein_coding, 5 retained_intron, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined
ENST00000311223, ENST00000331872, ENST00000339526, ENST00000417584, ENST00000461447, ENST00000462444, ENST00000463851, ENST00000475808, ENST00000489818, ENST00000491322, ENST00000642379
RefSeq mRNA: 3 — MANE Select: NM_001033044
NM_001033044, NM_001033056, NM_002065
CCDS: CCDS1344
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000331872 — 7 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00000000279 | 182378098 | 182384723 |
| ENSE00003520164 | 182387131 | 182387292 |
| ENSE00003541539 | 182386256 | 182386402 |
| ENSE00003616388 | 182388572 | 182388750 |
| ENSE00003650736 | 182385760 | 182385887 |
| ENSE00003686762 | 182385357 | 182385556 |
| ENSE00003902209 | 182391679 | 182391790 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 309 present calls, max score 99.98.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 104.3890 / max 2825.2504, expressed in 1808 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (10 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 16149 | 93.8107 | 1799 |
| 16147 | 5.7904 | 1351 |
| 16148 | 2.7983 | 782 |
| 16150 | 0.6022 | 303 |
| 16140 | 0.6010 | 323 |
| 16146 | 0.3362 | 186 |
| 16144 | 0.2387 | 9 |
| 16151 | 0.1006 | 34 |
| 16145 | 0.0718 | 5 |
| 16143 | 0.0392 | 23 |
Top tissues by expression
309 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| endothelial cell | CL:0000115 | 99.98 | gold quality |
| medial globus pallidus | UBERON:0002477 | 99.95 | gold quality |
| globus pallidus | UBERON:0001875 | 99.93 | gold quality |
| palpebral conjunctiva | UBERON:0001812 | 99.92 | gold quality |
| amniotic fluid | UBERON:0000173 | 99.91 | gold quality |
| buccal mucosa cell | CL:0002336 | 99.90 | gold quality |
| mucosa of paranasal sinus | UBERON:0005030 | 99.90 | gold quality |
| eye | UBERON:0000970 | 99.89 | gold quality |
| epithelium of nasopharynx | UBERON:0001951 | 99.89 | gold quality |
| nasopharynx | UBERON:0001728 | 99.88 | gold quality |
| choroid plexus epithelium | UBERON:0003911 | 99.87 | gold quality |
| ventral tegmental area | UBERON:0002691 | 99.85 | gold quality |
| occipital lobe | UBERON:0002021 | 99.84 | gold quality |
| germinal epithelium of ovary | UBERON:0001304 | 99.83 | gold quality |
| trigeminal ganglion | UBERON:0001675 | 99.83 | gold quality |
| primary visual cortex | UBERON:0002436 | 99.83 | gold quality |
| lateral globus pallidus | UBERON:0002476 | 99.83 | gold quality |
| dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve | UBERON:0002870 | 99.83 | gold quality |
| inferior vagus X ganglion | UBERON:0005363 | 99.82 | gold quality |
| Brodmann (1909) area 23 | UBERON:0013554 | 99.82 | gold quality |
| nucleus accumbens | UBERON:0001882 | 99.81 | gold quality |
| substantia nigra pars reticulata | UBERON:0001966 | 99.81 | gold quality |
| right frontal lobe | UBERON:0002810 | 99.81 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 99.81 | gold quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 99.81 | gold quality |
| parietal pleura | UBERON:0002400 | 99.80 | gold quality |
| putamen | UBERON:0001874 | 99.79 | gold quality |
| medulla oblongata | UBERON:0001896 | 99.79 | gold quality |
| superior vestibular nucleus | UBERON:0007227 | 99.79 | gold quality |
| cardia of stomach | UBERON:0001162 | 99.78 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 35 experiment(s), a significant marker in 33.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-GEOD-137537 | yes | 10515.84 |
| E-MTAB-7316 | yes | 7899.61 |
| E-ANND-2 | yes | 3177.06 |
| E-MTAB-6308 | yes | 3025.91 |
| E-MTAB-10137 | yes | 2122.17 |
| E-MTAB-7407 | yes | 2059.69 |
| E-MTAB-8530 | yes | 1974.78 |
| E-HCAD-1 | yes | 97.28 |
| E-CURD-122 | yes | 80.40 |
| E-MTAB-6701 | yes | 72.71 |
| E-MTAB-8410 | yes | 57.60 |
| E-HCAD-10 | yes | 54.99 |
| E-CURD-88 | yes | 46.17 |
| E-GEOD-135922 | yes | 45.71 |
| E-MTAB-8142 | yes | 44.73 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): CTNNB1, FOXO1, HNF4A, MYB, NR3C1, RBPJ, REST, STAT5A, STAT5B
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
219 targeting GLUL, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-4481 | 100.00 | 66.42 | 1669 |
| HSA-MIR-3646 | 100.00 | 73.56 | 5283 |
| HSA-MIR-1252-5P | 100.00 | 69.80 | 2774 |
| HSA-MIR-3163 | 100.00 | 77.23 | 8605 |
| HSA-MIR-12118 | 100.00 | 65.88 | 1270 |
| HSA-MIR-4283 | 100.00 | 66.42 | 2097 |
| HSA-MIR-1193 | 100.00 | 65.93 | 529 |
| HSA-MIR-548C-3P | 99.99 | 74.01 | 7587 |
| HSA-MIR-3662 | 99.99 | 73.82 | 5684 |
| HSA-MIR-371B-5P | 99.99 | 75.34 | 4759 |
| HSA-MIR-196A-1-3P | 99.99 | 72.15 | 2772 |
| HSA-MIR-4534 | 99.99 | 66.58 | 1907 |
| HSA-MIR-6077 | 99.99 | 68.04 | 2299 |
| HSA-MIR-4745-5P | 99.98 | 65.95 | 1028 |
| HSA-MIR-4775 | 99.98 | 75.00 | 6394 |
| HSA-MIR-373-5P | 99.98 | 75.36 | 4753 |
| HSA-MIR-616-5P | 99.98 | 75.58 | 4775 |
| HSA-MIR-8068 | 99.98 | 73.85 | 2376 |
| HSA-MIR-6891-5P | 99.98 | 66.53 | 1372 |
| HSA-MIR-3173-3P | 99.98 | 66.49 | 1217 |
| HSA-MIR-512-3P | 99.97 | 67.35 | 1049 |
| HSA-MIR-3148 | 99.97 | 75.06 | 6478 |
| HSA-MIR-3658 | 99.96 | 73.87 | 4379 |
| HSA-MIR-548AA | 99.96 | 70.64 | 3753 |
| HSA-MIR-548AP-3P | 99.96 | 70.64 | 3753 |
| HSA-MIR-548T-3P | 99.96 | 70.64 | 3753 |
| HSA-MIR-590-3P | 99.96 | 74.34 | 6478 |
| HSA-MIR-302E | 99.96 | 70.74 | 2669 |
| HSA-MIR-548AJ-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-MIR-548X-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
Functional genomics
ClinGen dosage: haploinsufficiency 30 (autosomal recessive), triplosensitivity 0 (no evidence). ClinGen Gene Dosage Map
Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)
- 2D fingerprinting & mass spectrometry reveal specific targets of protein oxidation in Alzheimer’s disease brain, including glutamine synthase, suggesting involvement of oxidatively modified proteins in neurodegeneration. (PMID:12160938)
- The detection of a significantly reduced enzymatic activity in the epileptic amygdala supports the assumption that the enzyme defect is localized to the epileptic mesial temporal lobe of corresponding patients. (PMID:16095760)
- Liver tissue samples from HCV-HCC cancerous tissues and corresponding non-cancerous tissues from patients showed three protein spots of the same molecular mass (42 kDa), whose expression increased in well-differentiated cancerous tissues. (PMID:16609938)
- In myocytes and hepatomas, but not in adipocytes, glutamine acts to moderate glutamine synthetase induction by glucocorticoids. (PMID:17197094)
- We confirmed the induction of GS expression by dexamethasone published previously. Components of the glutamatergic system may play a role in bone pathophysiology (PMID:17627080)
- Crystal structure of GLUL illustrates substrate-induced conformational change and provides opportunities for drug and herbicide design. (PMID:18005987)
- in solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas glutamine synthetase expression is highly correlated with Wnt/beta-catenin activation, demonstrating its faithfulness as a Wnt target gene (PMID:18192886)
- glutamine synthetase has a role in control of glutamate signalling through Wnt3A and steroid pathways in osteoblastic cells (PMID:18555765)
- Glutamine synthetase can be found during early human fetal stages when it displays a significant effect on cell proliferation (PMID:18662667)
- These results suggest that GAD2 and GLUL do not play a major role in schizophrenia pathogenesis and there is no gene-gene interaction between the eight genes in the Japanese population. (PMID:19125103)
- This study suggests that seizures in GBM are coupled with a highly localized glutamine synthetase deficiency. (PMID:19183851)
- GS localization was investigated using immunohistochemistry and double-labeling of young and adult human and rat skin sections as well as skin cells in culture. (PMID:19204801)
- A reliable marker for the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma in liver biopsies. (PMID:19231003)
- GS mRNA and protein expression was not different between normal and fetal growth restriction pregnancy (PMID:19500843)
- Standard histology and glutamine synthase status identify a hepatocellular carcinoma subset with distinct clinical and pathologic features. (PMID:20233882)
- This protein has been found differentially expressed in thalami from patients with schizophrenia. (PMID:20471030)
- Glutamine synthetase was up-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma and may be a novel marker for early diagnosis. (PMID:20525558)
- The Glul can serve as novel target in diabetes mellitus genetic therapy. (PMID:20536387)
- This study suggests that serum glutamine synthetase levels have no diagnostic value for Alzheimer’s disease. (PMID:21597934)
- glutamine synthetase expression can be used to distinguish astrocytic from oligodendroglial tumors and may play a role in the pathogenesis of astrocytomas. (PMID:21682567)
- Data show that the acidification followed by neutralisation (AFBN) pre-treatment protocol for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) significantly enhances the measurement of glutamine synthetase (GS) and myelin basic protein (MBP) in CSF. (PMID:22542401)
- The presence of GS in the post-acrosomal region of the perinuclear theca suggests that human sperm can carry out in glutamine synthesis. (PMID:22777743)
- these results suggest that GLUL contributes to pancreatic regeneration. (PMID:22930410)
- Glutamine synthetase expression is increased in regenerating hepatocytes and in early hepatocyte progenitor cells prior to morphological evidence of hepatocellular differentiation. (PMID:23362937)
- High Glutamine synthetase expression is associated with epilepsy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. (PMID:23410662)
- Results highlight the diagnostic errors that can be caused by variant patterns of staining with glutamine synthetase and serum amyloid-associated protein in inflammatory hepatocellular adenoma and focal nodular hyperplasia. (PMID:23807780)
- through a 3-stage genome-wide association study in 4188 type 2 diabetic patients, identified a novel susceptibility locus for coronary heart disease in the region of the GLUL gene (PMID:23982368)
- findings point to SNP rs10911021 of GLULas an independent modulator of mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes (PMID:25677913)
- Data indicate that the triple stain of reticulin, glypican-3, and glutamine synthetae is useful in the differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic adenoma, and focal nodular hyperplasia. (PMID:25822763)
- GLUL rs10911021 is associated prospectively with adjudicated cardiovascular composite end points among overweight/obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. (PMID:26395743)
- Data show that glutamine synthetase (GS) produces glutamine (Gln) from tricarboxylic acid (TCA)-cycle-derived carbons. (PMID:26595383)
- This study demonstrated that Influence of glutamine synthetase gene polymorphisms on the development of hyperammonemia during valproic acid-based therapy. (PMID:26599579)
- Studied molecular mechanisms of glutamine synthetase mutations that lead to clinically relevant pathologies. (PMID:26836257)
- GS is acetylated at lysines 11 and 14, yielding a degron that is necessary and sufficient for binding and ubiquitylation by CRL4(CRBN) and degradation by the proteasome. (PMID:26990986)
- GLUL knockdown markedly inhibited the p38 MAPK and ERK1/ERK2 signaling pathways in cultured breast cancer cells and reduces their proliferation. (PMID:27791265)
- co-targeting glutamine synthetase in stroma and glutaminase in cancer cells reduces tumor weight, nodules, and metastasis. (PMID:27829138)
- genome-wide association study to identify genetic factors for familial hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma; results identified 2 large effect susceptible haplotypes located at GLUL and SLC13A2/FOXN1 (PMID:28662289)
- The data identify GS activity as mediator of the proangiogenic, immunosuppressive, and pro-metastatic function of M2-like macrophages and highlight the possibility of targeting this enzyme in the treatment of cancer metastasis. (PMID:28813676)
- Data show that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25D) downregulation of glutamine synthetase (GLUL; GS)) was sufficient to reduce abundance and enzyme activity of GS. (PMID:29029014)
- The SNP rs10911021 near glutamate-ammonia ligase is associated with oxidative stress in coronary heart disease patients from Pakistan. (PMID:29304826)
Cross-species orthologs
9 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | glula | ENSDARG00000099776 |
| danio_rerio | glulb | ENSDARG00000100003 |
| mus_musculus | Glul | ENSMUSG00000026473 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Glul | ENSRNOG00000049560 |
| drosophila_melanogaster | Gs2 | FBGN0001145 |
| caenorhabditis_elegans | WBGENE00001602 | |
| caenorhabditis_elegans | WBGENE00001604 | |
| caenorhabditis_elegans | WBGENE00001606 | |
| caenorhabditis_elegans | WBGENE00001607 |
Paralogs (1): LGSN (ENSG00000146166)
Protein
Protein identifiers
Glutamine synthetase — P15104 (reviewed: P15104)
Alternative names: Glutamate–ammonia ligase, Palmitoyltransferase GLUL
All UniProt accessions (3): A0A2R8YDT1, A8YXX4, P15104
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. Glutamine synthetase that catalyzes the ATP-dependent conversion of glutamate and ammonia to glutamine. Its role depends on tissue localization: in the brain, it regulates the levels of toxic ammonia and converts neurotoxic glutamate to harmless glutamine, whereas in the liver, it is one of the enzymes responsible for the removal of ammonia. Plays a key role in ammonium detoxification during erythropoiesis: the glutamine synthetase activity is required to remove ammonium generated by porphobilinogen deaminase (HMBS) during heme biosynthesis to prevent ammonium accumulation and oxidative stress. Essential for proliferation of fetal skin fibroblasts. Independently of its glutamine synthetase activity, required for endothelial cell migration during vascular development: acts by regulating membrane localization and activation of the GTPase RHOJ, possibly by promoting RHOJ palmitoylation. May act as a palmitoyltransferase for RHOJ: able to autopalmitoylate and then transfer the palmitoyl group to RHOJ. Plays a role in ribosomal 40S subunit biogenesis. Through the interaction with BEST2, inhibits BEST2 channel activity by affecting the gating at the aperture in the absence of intracellular L-glutamate, but sensitizes BEST2 to intracellular L-glutamate, which promotes the opening of BEST2 and thus relieves its inhibitory effect on BEST2.
Subunit / interactions. Decamer; composed of two pentamers. Interacts with PALMD. Interacts with RHOJ. Interacts with BEST2; this interaction tethers a fraction of GLUL to the membrane, causing a decrease of cytosolic glutamine synthase (GS) activity and inhibits the chloride channel activity of BEST2 by affecting the gating at the aperture in the absence of intracellular glutamate.
Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Cytosol. Microsome. Mitochondrion. Cell membrane.
Tissue specificity. Expressed in endothelial cells.
Post-translational modifications. Acetylated by EP300/p300; acetylation is stimulated by increased glutamine levels and promotes ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation. Palmitoylated; undergoes autopalmitoylation. Ubiquitinated by ZNRF1. Ubiquitinated by the DCX (DDB1-CUL4-X-box) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex called CRL4(CRBN), leading to proteasomal degradation.
Disease relevance. Glutamine deficiency, congenital (GLND) [MIM:610015] An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by variable brain malformations, encephalopathy, severe developmental delay, seizures, and decreased glutamine levels in bodily fluids. Death in early infancy may occur. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 116 (DEE116) [MIM:620806] A form of epileptic encephalopathy, a heterogeneous group of early-onset epilepsies characterized by refractory seizures, neurodevelopmental impairment, and poor prognosis. Development is normal prior to seizure onset, after which cognitive and motor delays become apparent. DEE116 is autosomal dominant form characterized by severe developmental delay, seizures, and white matter abnormalities. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. DEE116 is caused by variants that disrupt the canonical translation start codon in GLUL resulting in initiation of translation at Met-18. The resulting protein is enzymatically competent but insensitive to negative feedback regulation via glutamine-induced degradation.
Activity regulation. Glutamine synthetase activity is inhibited by methionine sulfoximine (MSO).
Induction. By glucocorticoids. Vitamin D and the Wnt signaling pathway inhibit its expression and activity. Glutamine synthase (GS) levels are regulated by a negative feedback mechanism where elevated glutamine levels stimulate GS ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation.
Similarity. Belongs to the glutamine synthetase family.
RefSeq proteins (3): NP_001028216, NP_001028228, NP_002056 (=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR008146 | Gln_synth_cat_dom | Domain |
| IPR008147 | Gln_synt_N | Domain |
| IPR014746 | Gln_synth/guanido_kin_cat_dom | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR027302 | Gln_synth_N_conserv_site | Conserved_site |
| IPR027303 | Gln_synth_gly_rich_site | Conserved_site |
| IPR036651 | Gln_synt_N_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR050292 | Glutamine_Synthetase | Family |
Pfam: PF00120, PF03951
Enzyme classification (BRENDA):
- EC 6.3.1.2 — glutamine synthetase (BRENDA: 154 organisms, 215 substrates, 506 inhibitors, 335 Km, 63 kcat entries)
Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)
17 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 15. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.
| Substrate | Km (mM) | Measurements |
|---|---|---|
| ATP | 0.05–28 | 87 |
| NH4+ | 0.004–33 | 55 |
| L-GLUTAMATE | 0.2–104 | 44 |
| HYDROXYLAMINE | 0.35–62.5 | 30 |
| L-GLU | 0.0025–50 | 27 |
| ADP | 0.0001–3.8 | 15 |
| GLU | 0.9–14 | 15 |
| L-GLUTAMINE | 0.0067–32.6 | 13 |
| NH3 | 0.17–120 | 10 |
| GLN | 4.9–48.6 | 6 |
| GLUTAMATE | 1.4–21.6 | 6 |
| L-GLN | 11.1–60 | 6 |
| ETHYLAMINE | 500–700 | 2 |
| METHYLAMINE | 20–100 | 2 |
| 3-AMINOPENTANEDIOATE | 175 | 1 |
Catalyzed reactions (Rhea), 2 shown:
- L-glutamate + NH4(+) + ATP = L-glutamine + ADP + phosphate + H(+) (RHEA:16169)
- L-cysteinyl-[protein] + hexadecanoyl-CoA = S-hexadecanoyl-L-cysteinyl-[protein] + CoA (RHEA:36683)
UniProt features (82 total): strand 22, binding site 15, helix 14, mutagenesis site 8, sequence conflict 6, modified residue 5, turn 5, domain 2, sequence variant 2, initiator methionine 1, chain 1, region of interest 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
12 structures.
| PDB | Method | Resolution (Å) |
|---|---|---|
| 9NM5 | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 1.85 |
| 9OTP | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | 1.95 |
| 9OTO | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | 2.03 |
| 2OJW | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 2.05 |
| 9OTN | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | 2.11 |
| 9OTM | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | 2.19 |
| 9OTQ | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | 2.27 |
| 9NLR | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 2.3 |
| 2QC8 | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 2.6 |
| 8DNU | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | 2.73 |
| 9NR3 | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 2.93 |
| 7EVT | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 2.95 |
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-P15104-F1 | 97.58 | 0.97 |
Functional residue map
Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.
Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (15): 203; 246–247; 253; 255–257; 319; 319; 324; 336–338; 338; 340; 134; 134 …
Post-translational modifications (5): 2, 11, 14, 104, 343
Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (8):
| Position | Phenotype |
|---|---|
| 2–17 | is stable in high glutamine conditions and does not undergo glutamine-induced degradation. |
| 11 | increased ubiquitination and increased proteasomal degradation; when associated with a-14. |
| 11 | decreased glutamine-induced acetylation; when associated with r-14. decreased ubiquitination and decreased proteasomal d |
| 14 | increased ubiquitination and increased proteasomal degradation; when associated with a-11. |
| 14 | decreased glutamine-induced acetylation; when associated with r-11. decreased ubiquitination and decreased proteasomal d |
| 209 | reduced ability to mediate autopalmitoylation. |
| 299 | loss of glutamine synthase activity. does not affect interaction with best2. |
| 324 | decreases ribosomal 40s subunit synthesis. loss of nucleolar location of bysl. |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
2 pathways
| ID | Pathway |
|---|---|
| R-HSA-210455 | Astrocytic Glutamate-Glutamine Uptake And Metabolism |
| R-HSA-8964539 | Glutamate and glutamine metabolism |
MSigDB gene sets: 519 (showing top):
GSE45365_NK_CELL_VS_CD8_TCELL_DN, GOBP_MYELOID_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION, MODULE_92, GOBP_RIBOSOME_BIOGENESIS, DAVIES_MULTIPLE_MYELOMA_VS_MGUS_DN, KOBAYASHI_EGFR_SIGNALING_24HR_UP, GOBP_GLUTAMINE_FAMILY_AMINO_ACID_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS, WANG_CLIM2_TARGETS_UP, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_ERYTHROCYTE_DIFFERENTIATION, GOBP_MYELOID_CELL_HOMEOSTASIS, GOBP_LIPOPROTEIN_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_ALPHA_AMINO_ACID_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_GLUTAMATE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_ERYTHROCYTE_HOMEOSTASIS, GRAESSMANN_APOPTOSIS_BY_DOXORUBICIN_UP
GO Biological Process (13): angiogenesis (GO:0001525), L-glutamate catabolic process (GO:0006538), obsolete glutamine biosynthetic process (GO:0006542), cell population proliferation (GO:0008283), cellular response to starvation (GO:0009267), response to glucose (GO:0009749), regulation of endothelial cell migration (GO:0010594), protein palmitoylation (GO:0018345), ribosome biogenesis (GO:0042254), positive regulation of erythrocyte differentiation (GO:0045648), intracellular ammonium homeostasis (GO:0097275), regulation of sprouting angiogenesis (GO:1903670), regulation of protein localization to nucleolus (GO:1904749)
GO Molecular Function (10): glutamine synthetase activity (GO:0004356), ATP binding (GO:0005524), protein-cysteine S-palmitoyltransferase activity (GO:0019706), identical protein binding (GO:0042802), metal ion binding (GO:0046872), nucleotide binding (GO:0000166), catalytic activity (GO:0003824), protein binding (GO:0005515), transferase activity (GO:0016740), ligase activity (GO:0016874)
GO Cellular Component (10): nucleus (GO:0005634), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), mitochondrion (GO:0005739), cytosol (GO:0005829), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), cell body (GO:0044297), extracellular exosome (GO:0070062), glial cell projection (GO:0097386), endoplasmic reticulum (GO:0005783), membrane (GO:0016020)
Reactome top-level categories
Rollup of top-2 pathways:
| Category | Pathways |
|---|---|
| Neurotransmitter uptake and metabolism In glial cells | 1 |
| Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives | 1 |
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| cellular anatomical structure | 4 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 3 |
| cytoplasm | 3 |
| catalytic activity | 2 |
| blood vessel morphogenesis | 1 |
| anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis | 1 |
| glutamate metabolic process | 1 |
| dicarboxylic acid catabolic process | 1 |
| L-amino acid catabolic process | 1 |
| proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process | 1 |
| cellular process | 1 |
| cellular response to nutrient levels | 1 |
| cellular response to stress | 1 |
| response to starvation | 1 |
| response to hexose | 1 |
| regulation of cell migration | 1 |
| endothelial cell migration | 1 |
| protein lipidation | 1 |
| protein acylation | 1 |
| ribonucleoprotein complex biogenesis | 1 |
| erythrocyte differentiation | 1 |
| positive regulation of myeloid cell differentiation | 1 |
| regulation of erythrocyte differentiation | 1 |
| intracellular chemical homeostasis | 1 |
| ammonium homeostasis | 1 |
| sprouting angiogenesis | 1 |
| regulation of angiogenesis | 1 |
| regulation of protein localization to nucleus | 1 |
| protein localization to nucleolus | 1 |
| ammonia ligase activity | 1 |
| adenyl ribonucleotide binding | 1 |
| purine ribonucleoside triphosphate binding | 1 |
| palmitoyltransferase activity | 1 |
| protein-cysteine S-acyltransferase activity | 1 |
| protein binding | 1 |
| cation binding | 1 |
| nucleoside phosphate binding | 1 |
| heterocyclic compound binding | 1 |
| molecular_function | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
4714 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLUL | LGSN | Q5TDP6 | 940 |
| GLUL | HSPD1 | P10809 | 845 |
| GLUL | SLC1A2 | P43004 | 817 |
| GLUL | SLC1A3 | P43003 | 812 |
| GLUL | PRDX4 | Q13162 | 804 |
| GLUL | GLUD1 | P00367 | 797 |
| GLUL | RIPK3 | Q9Y572 | 747 |
| GLUL | ASNS | P08184 | 733 |
| GLUL | PC | P11498 | 728 |
| GLUL | H7C2H4 | H7C2H4 | 722 |
| GLUL | GFAP | P14136 | 717 |
| GLUL | GLS | O94925 | 717 |
| GLUL | GLS2 | Q9UI32 | 714 |
| GLUL | PLG | P00747 | 706 |
| GLUL | P0DN79 | P0DN79 | 695 |
IntAct
113 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLUL | GLUL | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.850 |
| AMPH | BIN1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.740 |
| CCNC | MED19 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.640 |
| RNASEH2C | RNASEH2A | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.640 |
| TAT | GLUL | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| NUDT18 | GLUL | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.550 |
| C1orf94 | USO1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.550 |
| GLUL | NUDT18 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.550 |
| TBC1D22B | A2ML1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.530 |
| GLUL | DMXL2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.530 |
| SSBP2 | CLEC18A | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.530 |
| CREB3 | MYO9A | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.530 |
| DHDH | ATRN | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.530 |
| PNMA2 | CCDC85C | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.530 |
| PB2 | GLUL | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.510 |
| GLUL | PB2 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.510 |
| RHOJ | GLUL | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.510 |
| RHOJ | GLUL | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.400 |
| PA | GLUL | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.370 |
BioGRID (179): GLUL (Two-hybrid), GLUL (Affinity Capture-MS), NME7 (Affinity Capture-MS), DMXL2 (Affinity Capture-MS), TCHP (Affinity Capture-MS), UBAP2 (Affinity Capture-MS), ASPSCR1 (Affinity Capture-MS), PLEKHF2 (Two-hybrid), GLUL (Two-hybrid), NUDT18 (Two-hybrid), GLUL (Affinity Capture-MS), GLUL (Two-hybrid), ZNRF1 (Affinity Capture-Western), GLUL (Affinity Capture-Western), GLUL (Affinity Capture-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: O00088, O22504, O82560, P00965, P04078, P04770, P08282, P0CN84, P0CN85, P12424, P14654, P15103, P15104, P16580, P23712, P24099, P32288, P32289, P38559, P38560, P38561, P38562, P46410, P51118, P51119, P52782, Q09179, Q12613, Q42899, Q43785, Q4R7U3, Q4W8D0, Q56WN1, Q6B4U7, Q6C3E0, Q6FMT6, Q75BT9, Q86ZF9, Q86ZU6, Q874T6
Diamond homologs: O00088, O04867, O22504, O22506, O82560, P00965, P04078, P04770, P04771, P04772, P04773, P07694, P08281, P08282, P09606, P0CN84, P0CN85, P11600, P12424, P13564, P14636, P14654, P14655, P14656, P15102, P15103, P15104, P15105, P16580, P19432, P20477, P20478, P20805, P22878, P23712, P24099, P25462, P32288, P32289, P34497
SIGNOR signaling
4 interactions.
| A | Effect | B | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLUL | “down-regulates quantity” | L-glutamate(1-) | “chemical modification” |
| GLUL | “down-regulates quantity” | ammonium | “chemical modification” |
| GLUL | “up-regulates quantity” | “L-glutamine zwitterion” | “chemical modification” |
| dexamethasone | “up-regulates quantity by expression” | GLUL |
Enriched among interaction partners
Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 112 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.
Reactome pathways:
| Pathway | Partners | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUMOylation of transcription factors | 5 | 43.3× | 5e-05 |
| Formation of Incision Complex in GG-NER | 5 | 19.2× | 2e-03 |
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
274 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 5 |
| Likely pathogenic | 5 |
| Uncertain significance | 146 |
| Likely benign | 65 |
| Benign | 31 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (10)
| Variant ID | HGVS | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| 1048524 | NM_001033044.4(GLUL):c.415del (p.Leu139fs) | Pathogenic |
| 16083 | NM_001033044.4(GLUL):c.970C>T (p.Arg324Cys) | Pathogenic |
| 16084 | NM_001033044.4(GLUL):c.1021C>T (p.Arg341Cys) | Pathogenic |
| 29734 | NM_001033044.4(GLUL):c.970C>A (p.Arg324Ser) | Pathogenic |
| 430447 | NM_001033044.4(GLUL):c.1A>T (p.Met1Leu) | Pathogenic |
| 1048523 | NM_001033044.4(GLUL):c.1075T>G (p.Cys359Gly) | Likely pathogenic |
| 3899941 | NM_001033044.4(GLUL):c.-13-1G>C | Likely pathogenic |
| 3899942 | NM_001033044.4(GLUL):c.604T>C (p.Trp202Arg) | Likely pathogenic |
| 4277364 | NM_001033044.4(GLUL):c.602A>C (p.Gln201Pro) | Likely pathogenic |
| 4294439 | NM_001033044.4(GLUL):c.2T>C (p.Met1Thr) | Likely pathogenic |
SpliceAI
935 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 1:182384719:TGTAC:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182384720:GTAC:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182384721:TAC:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182384722:AC:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182384723:CC:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182384724:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182384725:T:G | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:182384729:G:GC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385348:GGTAC:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385349:GTAC:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385350:TAC:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385351:AC:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385352:CT:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385353:TCA:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385354:CACTT:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385355:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385356:C:CA | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385356:C:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385356:CT:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385356:CTT:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385358:TCAG:T | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385552:TCCCA:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385553:CCCA:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385553:CCCAC:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385554:CCA:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385554:CCAC:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385555:CA:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385555:CAC:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385557:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:182385755:CTTA:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
AlphaMissense
0 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000190852 (1:182391224 A>G), RS1000298455 (1:182392378 G>C), RS1000655502 (1:182384806 G>A,T), RS1000868450 (1:182378941 C>T), RS1001215764 (1:182391413 G>A), RS1001245873 (1:182389180 A>C,G), RS1001302224 (1:182378586 G>A), RS1001540947 (1:182385181 T>A,C), RS1001636991 (1:182391662 G>A), RS1001697285 (1:182391484 G>A,T), RS1001905585 (1:182379758 A>T), RS1001948770 (1:182380055 C>T), RS1002073592 (1:182384760 C>T), RS1002183824 (1:182390640 G>A,T), RS1002276094 (1:182380076 G>A,C)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:138290 | disease phenotypes: MIM:610015, MIM:620806
GenCC curated gene-disease
| Disease | Classification | Inheritance |
|---|---|---|
| congenital brain dysgenesis due to glutamine synthetase deficiency | Definitive | Autosomal recessive |
| developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 116 | Strong | Autosomal dominant |
ClinGen Gene-Disease Validity (2)
Expert-panel classifications — Definitive > Strong > Moderate > Limited > Disputed > Refuted.
| Disease | Classification | Inheritance |
|---|---|---|
| congenital brain dysgenesis due to glutamine synthetase deficiency | Moderate | AR |
| genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy | Moderate | AD |
Mondo (2): congenital brain dysgenesis due to glutamine synthetase deficiency (MONDO:0012393), developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 116 (MONDO:0970945)
Orphanet (1): Congenital brain dysgenesis due to glutamine synthetase deficiency (Orphanet:71278)
HPO phenotypes
48 total (30 of 48 shown, HPO-id order):
| HPO | Term |
|---|---|
| HP:0000006 | Autosomal dominant inheritance |
| HP:0000007 | Autosomal recessive inheritance |
| HP:0000233 | Thin vermilion border |
| HP:0000369 | Low-set ears |
| HP:0000431 | Wide nasal bridge |
| HP:0000463 | Anteverted nares |
| HP:0001250 | Seizure |
| HP:0001252 | Hypotonia |
| HP:0001290 | Generalized hypotonia |
| HP:0001298 | Encephalopathy |
| HP:0001371 | Flexion contracture |
| HP:0001662 | Bradycardia |
| HP:0001987 | Hyperammonemia |
| HP:0002069 | Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure |
| HP:0002079 | Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum |
| HP:0002104 | Apnea |
| HP:0002121 | Generalized non-motor (absence) seizure |
| HP:0002197 | Generalized-onset seizure |
| HP:0002205 | Recurrent respiratory infections |
| HP:0002266 | Focal clonic seizure |
| HP:0002395 | Lower limb hyperreflexia |
| HP:0002416 | Subependymal cysts |
| HP:0002643 | Neonatal respiratory distress |
| HP:0002983 | Micromelia |
| HP:0003196 | Short nose |
| HP:0003429 | CNS hypomyelination |
| HP:0003593 | Infantile onset |
| HP:0003811 | Neonatal death |
| HP:0005280 | Depressed nasal bridge |
| HP:0006956 | Lateral ventricle dilatation |
GWAS associations
50 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST002153_1 | Cardiovascular heart disease in diabetics | 2.000000e-08 |
| GCST007565_115 | Morning person | 2.000000e-25 |
| GCST007565_144 | Morning person | 3.000000e-16 |
| GCST010242_213 | HDL cholesterol levels | 7.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2274 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 4.000000e-08 |
| GCST010796_2275 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 3.000000e-08 |
| GCST010796_2276 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 2.000000e-08 |
| GCST010796_2277 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 5.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2278 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 4.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2279 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 1.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2280 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 8.000000e-10 |
| GCST010796_2281 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 3.000000e-10 |
| GCST010796_2282 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 8.000000e-10 |
| GCST010796_2283 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 4.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2284 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 3.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2285 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 7.000000e-10 |
| GCST010796_2286 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 2.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2287 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 4.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2288 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 4.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2289 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 3.000000e-08 |
| GCST010796_2290 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 4.000000e-08 |
| GCST010796_2291 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 5.000000e-11 |
| GCST010796_2292 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 4.000000e-13 |
| GCST010796_2293 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 4.000000e-11 |
| GCST010796_2294 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 1.000000e-08 |
| GCST010796_2295 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 2.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2296 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 3.000000e-10 |
| GCST010796_2297 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 2.000000e-09 |
| GCST010796_2298 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 2.000000e-10 |
| GCST010796_2299 | Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints) | 9.000000e-13 |
EFO canonical traits (3, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0008328 | chronotype measurement |
| EFO:0004612 | high density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement |
| EFO:0004327 | electrocardiography |
MeSH disease descriptors (1)
| Descriptor | Name | Tree numbers |
|---|---|---|
| C536832 | Glutamine deficiency, congenital (supp.) |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: yes
ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL4612 (SINGLE PROTEIN)
Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
1 molecules (phase ≥1), by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 140,604 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).
| Molecule | Name | Phase | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMBL131 | PREDNISOLONE | 4 | 140,604 |
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
Binding affinities (BindingDB)
6 measured of 6 human assays (6 total across all organisms); most potent 6 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.
| Ligand | Measure | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Phosphinothricin analog, 1 (L Isomer) | KI | 0.22 nM |
| Phosphinothricin analog, 4 (D,L Isomer) | KI | 0.47 nM |
| Phosphinothricin analog, 6 (D,L Isomer) | KI | 5 nM |
| Phosphinothricin analog, 3 (L Isomer) | KI | 45 nM |
| Phosphinothricin analog, 2 (D,L mixture) | KI | 140 nM |
| Phosphinothricin analog, 5 (D,L Isomer) | KI | 310 nM |
ChEMBL bioactivities
9 potent at pChembl≥5 of 10 total, top 9 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).
| pChembl | Type | Value | Unit | Molecule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.85 | EC50 | 14.2 | nM | CHEMBL310570 |
| 7.50 | EC50 | 32 | nM | PREDNISOLONE |
| 7.42 | EC50 | 37.7 | nM | CHEMBL83110 |
| 7.27 | EC50 | 53.7 | nM | CHEMBL82546 |
| 7.18 | EC50 | 66 | nM | CHEMBL309243 |
| 7.18 | EC50 | 66 | nM | CHEMBL312399 |
| 6.89 | EC50 | 129.2 | nM | CHEMBL311662 |
| 6.74 | EC50 | 181.6 | nM | CHEMBL312041 |
| 6.07 | Ki | 850 | nM | CHEMBL3142429 |
PubChem BioAssay actives
9 with measured affinity, of 118 total; 9 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.
| Compound | Assay | Type | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1S)-1-[(4aR,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4a-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f]indazol-5-yl]-1-thiophen-3-ylethanol | 74963: Ability to induce human glutamine synthetase in skeletal muscle cells | ec50 | 0.0142 | uM |
| Prednisolone | 74963: Ability to induce human glutamine synthetase in skeletal muscle cells | ec50 | 0.0320 | uM |
| (R)-[(4aR,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4a-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f]indazol-5-yl]-(4-fluoro-3-methylphenyl)methanol | 74963: Ability to induce human glutamine synthetase in skeletal muscle cells | ec50 | 0.0377 | uM |
| (1S)-1-[(4aR,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4a-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f]indazol-5-yl]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethanol | 74963: Ability to induce human glutamine synthetase in skeletal muscle cells | ec50 | 0.0537 | uM |
| (1S)-1-[(4aR,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4a-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f]indazol-5-yl]but-3-en-1-ol | 74963: Ability to induce human glutamine synthetase in skeletal muscle cells | ec50 | 0.0660 | uM |
| (1S)-1-[(4aR,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4a-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f]indazol-5-yl]-3-cyclopropylpropan-1-ol | 74963: Ability to induce human glutamine synthetase in skeletal muscle cells | ec50 | 0.0660 | uM |
| (1S)-1-[(4aR,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4a-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f]indazol-5-yl]-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethanol | 74963: Ability to induce human glutamine synthetase in skeletal muscle cells | ec50 | 0.1292 | uM |
| 2-[(4aR,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4a-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[f]indazol-5-yl]propan-2-ol | 74963: Ability to induce human glutamine synthetase in skeletal muscle cells | ec50 | 0.1816 | uM |
| tert-butyl N-[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S,3S,5R)-1-cyclohexyl-3-hydroxy-7-methyl-5-(methylcarbamoyl)octan-2-yl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]carbamate | 75127: Compound was tested for binding affinity against Glutamine synthetase | ki | 0.8500 | uM |
CTD chemical–gene interactions
106 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Benzo(a)pyrene | decreases expression, decreases methylation, increases expression | 4 |
| Tobacco Smoke Pollution | decreases expression, increases expression, affects expression | 4 |
| Tretinoin | increases expression, decreases expression, affects cotreatment | 4 |
| Air Pollutants | increases abundance, increases oxidation, affects expression, decreases expression, affects cotreatment | 3 |
| Cyclosporine | decreases expression | 3 |
| bisphenol A | increases methylation, increases expression | 2 |
| trichostatin A | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 2 |
| sodium arsenite | increases expression, decreases expression, increases abundance | 2 |
| 4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamide | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 2 |
| Arsenic Trioxide | affects binding, decreases reaction, increases expression, affects cotreatment | 2 |
| Acetaminophen | decreases expression | 2 |
| Copper | affects binding, decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| Dexamethasone | increases expression, affects cotreatment | 2 |
| Doxorubicin | decreases expression, increases expression, affects reaction | 2 |
| Estradiol | affects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| Indomethacin | decreases expression, affects cotreatment, increases expression | 2 |
| Nickel | increases expression | 2 |
| Ozone | affects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance, affects expression | 2 |
| Silicon Dioxide | decreases expression | 2 |
| Valproic Acid | affects expression, increases expression | 2 |
| aristolochic acid I | increases expression | 1 |
| bisphenol F | increases expression | 1 |
| sotorasib | decreases expression, affects cotreatment | 1 |
| 4-oxoretinoic acid | increases expression | 1 |
| bufotalin | decreases expression | 1 |
| methyleugenol | decreases expression | 1 |
| triphenyl phosphate | affects expression | 1 |
| alpha-pinene | increases oxidation, increases abundance, affects cotreatment | 1 |
| uranyl acetate | affects expression | 1 |
| lead acetate | decreases expression | 1 |
ChEMBL screening assays
45 unique, capped per target: 45 binding
Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):
| Assay ID | Type | Description | Source paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMBL682550 | Binding | Tested for the inhibition of Glutamine synthetase (Escherichia coli) activity using biosynthetic assay [50 nM Hepes (pH 7), 5 mM MgCl2] at a concentration of 0.1 mM | Design and synthesis of phosphonate inhibitors of glutamine synthetase. — J Med Chem |
Cellosaurus cell lines
11 cell lines: 9 cancer cell line, 2 transformed cell line
First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):
| Cellosaurus | Name | Category | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVCL_8560 | HepG2-GS-CYP3A4 | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_D1MV | Abcam K-562 GLUL KO | Cancer cell line | Female |
| CVCL_D1ST | Abcam U-87MG GLUL KO | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_D2JF | Abcam Raji GLUL KO | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_E0UB | Ubigene Hep G2 GLUL KO | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_E3KD | HEK293SF-3F6 GLUL KO | Transformed cell line | Female |
| CVCL_H214 | HepG2-GS | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_JZ97 | HEK293_GS-KO | Transformed cell line | Female |
| CVCL_SQ11 | HAP1 GLUL (-) 1 | Cancer cell line | Male |
| CVCL_UQ62 | Abcam Jurkat GLUL KO | Cancer cell line | Male |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
- Associated diseases: congenital brain dysgenesis due to glutamine synthetase deficiency, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 116, genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
- Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): cardiovascular disorder, congenital brain dysgenesis due to glutamine synthetase deficiency, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 116