Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase
"Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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One of the enzymes active in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. It catalyzes the synthesis of gamma-glutamylcysteine from glutamate and cysteine in the presence of ATP with the formation of ADP and orthophosphate. EC 6.3.2.2.
| Descriptor ID |
D005721
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.464.259.850.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase- Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase
- Glutamate Cysteine Ligase
- Ligase, Glutamate-Cysteine
- gamma-Glutamyl-Cysteine Synthetase
- Synthetase, gamma-Glutamyl-Cysteine
- gamma Glutamyl Cysteine Synthetase
- Glutamylcysteine Synthetase
- Synthetase, Glutamylcysteine
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase" by people in Profiles.
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A Phase I New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy Study of Buthionine Sulfoximine and Melphalan With Autologous Stem Cells for Recurrent/Refractory High-Risk Neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 08; 63(8):1349-56.
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Reactive oxygen species in cancer: a dance with the devil. Cancer Cell. 2015 Feb 09; 27(2):156-7.
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Defective Nrf2-dependent redox signalling contributes to microvascular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. Cardiovasc Res. 2013 Oct 01; 100(1):143-50.
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Enhanced glutathione efflux from astrocytes in culture by low extracellular Ca2+ and curcumin. Neurochem Res. 2010 Aug; 35(8):1231-8.
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The glutathione-deficient mutant pad2-1 accumulates lower amounts of glucosinolates and is more susceptible to the insect herbivore Spodoptera littoralis. Plant J. 2008 Sep; 55(5):774-86.
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Protective role for nitric oxide during the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in pancreatic beta-cells. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jun; 292(6):E1543-54.
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Inhibition of glutathione synthesis reverses Bcl-2-mediated cisplatin resistance. Cancer Res. 2003 Jan 15; 63(2):312-8.
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Alteration of antioxidants during the progression of heart disease in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Free Radic Res. 2001 Mar; 34(3):251-61.