Glutamine synthetase
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According to Yahmeshita et. al., the unrefined structure is made of two layrs containing 6 subunits each, for a total of 12 subunits. <ref>PMID:2572586 </ref> | According to Yahmeshita et. al., the unrefined structure is made of two layrs containing 6 subunits each, for a total of 12 subunits. <ref>PMID:2572586 </ref> | ||
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Rhiannon Khela
Structure
According to Yahmeshita et. al., the unrefined structure is made of two layrs containing 6 subunits each, for a total of 12 subunits. [1]
Function
Glutamine synthetase is an essential enzyme in the cellular nitrogen metabolism and has been found to play a role in both ammonia assimilation and glutamine byosynthesis.[2] Image:Glutamine-synthesis.jpg
References
- ↑ Yamashita MM, Almassy RJ, Janson CA, Cascio D, Eisenberg D. Refined atomic model of glutamine synthetase at 3.5 A resolution. J Biol Chem. 1989 Oct 25;264(30):17681-90. PMID:2572586
- ↑ Kumada Y, Benson DR, Hillemann D, Hosted TJ, Rochefort DA, Thompson CJ, Wohlleben W, Tateno Y. Evolution of the glutamine synthetase gene, one of the oldest existing and functioning genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Apr 1;90(7):3009-13. PMID:8096645
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