DB identifier | AT4G23100 | Secondary Identifier | locus:2127173 |
Name | glutamate-cysteine ligase | Brief Description | glutamate-cysteine ligase |
TAIR Computational Description | glutamate-cysteine ligase;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Encodes the enzyme glutamate-cysteine ligase catalyzing the first, and rate-limiting, step of glutathione biosynthesis. Required for cell proliferation at the root tip. Involved in susceptibility to the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae. Mutants are phytoalexin defective. |
TAIR Short Description | glutamate-cysteine ligase |
TAIR Aliases | ATECS1, AtGSH1, CAD2, GSH1, GSHA, PAD2, RAX1, RML1 |