This gene is a member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase family
and encodes a bifunctional ATP- and NADPH-dependent mitochondrial enzyme
with both gamma-glutamyl kinase and gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase
activities. The encoded protein catalyzes the reduction of glutamate to
delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate, a critical step in the de novo
biosynthesis of proline, ornithine and arginine. Mutations in this gene
lead to hyperammonemia, hypoornithinemia, hypocitrullinemia,
hypoargininemia and hypoprolinemia and may be associated with
neurodegeneration, cataracts and connective tissue diseases.
Alternatively spliced transcript variants, encoding different isoforms,
have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression Ubiquitous expression in duodenum (RPKM 41.4), small intestine (RPKM 34.7) and 25 other tissues See more
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