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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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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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Thioredoxin Reductase-1 Inhibition Augments Endogenous Glutathione-Dependent Antioxidant Responses in Experimental Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019; 2019:7945983.
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Glutathione Primes T Cell Metabolism for Inflammation. Immunity. 2017 04 18; 46(4):675-689.
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Glutathione and thioredoxin antioxidant pathways synergize to drive cancer initiation and progression. Cancer Cell. 2015 Feb 09; 27(2):211-22.
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Liver-specific knockdown of IGF-1 decreases vascular oxidative stress resistance by impairing the Nrf2-dependent antioxidant response: a novel model of vascular aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2012 Apr; 67(4):313-29.
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Vascular oxidative stress in aging: a homeostatic failure due to dysregulation of NRF2-mediated antioxidant response. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2011 Aug; 301(2):H363-72.
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Adaptive induction of NF-E2-related factor-2-driven antioxidant genes in endothelial cells in response to hyperglycemia. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2011 Apr; 300(4):H1133-40.
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Vasoprotective effects of life span-extending peripubertal GH replacement in Lewis dwarf rats. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2010 Nov; 65(11):1145-56.
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Adenoviral overexpression of the glutamylcysteine ligase catalytic subunit protects pancreatic islets against oxidative stress. J Biol Chem. 2004 Dec 24; 279(52):53988-93.
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Association between expression of glutathione-associated enzymes and response to platinum-based chemotherapy in head and neck cancer. Chem Biol Interact. 1998 Apr 24; 111-112:187-98.