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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

GCLC

Description

glutamate-cysteine ligase, catalytic subunit

Protein class

Enzymes, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Potential transmembrane proteins

Protein evidence

High

Entrez gene summary

Glutamate-cysteine ligase, also known as gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase is the first rate-limiting enzyme of glutathione synthesis. The enzyme consists of two subunits, a heavy catalytic subunit and a light regulatory subunit. This locus encodes the catalytic subunit, while the regulatory subunit is derived from a different gene located on chromosome 1p22-p21. Mutations at this locus have been associated with hemolytic anemia due to deficiency of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase and susceptibility to myocardial infarction.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2010]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

8 in total
1 with predicted TM region
0 with predicted signal peptide

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Main location(s)

Nucleus

Additional location(s)

Nucleus but not nucleoli, Cytoplasm 

Staining summary

Staining of nucleus in all three cell lines with additional staining of cytoplasm in U-2 OS.

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

HPA036360
 

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Expression summary

Cytoplasmic expression at variable levels.

Tissue specificity

Expressed in 80 out of 81 cell types

Reliability (APE)

Medium

Antibodies in assay

CAB009569, HPA036359, HPA036360
 

Organ

No of cell types

Protein expression

CNS (brain) 11
Hematopoietic (blood) 8
Liver and pancreas 5
Digestive (GI-tract) 13
Respiratory (lung) 4
Cardiovascular 1
Female tissues 13
Placenta 2
Male tissues 5
Urinary tract (kidney) 3
Skin and soft tissues 13
Endocrine tissues 3

Level of annotated protein expression





High
Medium
Low
None

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Antibody staining in 86% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

CAB009569, HPA036359, HPA036360
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Level of antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CELL LINE SUMMARY

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RNA evidence

High
 

Cell line

Cell origin

RNA abundance

IH staining

IF intensity

CAB009569

HPA036359

HPA036360

HPA036360

A-431 Skin High
Weak
A-549 Lung High
CACO-2 Colon High
HEK 293 Embryonal kidney High
HeLa Cervix High
Hep-G2 Liver High
MCF-7 Pleural effusion High
PC-3 Bone marrow Medium
RT-4 Urinary bladder High
U-2 OS Bone High
Weak
U-251 MG Brain Medium
Weak

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

CAB009569 pAb
HPA036359 pAb
HPA036360 pAb