Literature summary extracted from
Melo, P.M.; Silva, L.S.; Ribeiro, I.; Seabra, A.R.; Carvalho, H.G.
Glutamine synthetase is a molecular target of nitric oxide in root nodules of Medicago truncatula and is regulated by tyrosine nitration (2011), Plant Physiol., 157, 1505-1517.
Cloned(Commentary)
EC Number |
Cloned (Comment) |
Organism |
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6.3.1.2 |
expression of isozyme MtGS1a in Escherichia coli |
Medicago truncatula |
Protein Variants
EC Number |
Protein Variants |
Comment |
Organism |
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6.3.1.2 |
Y167F |
site-directed mutagenesis of isozyme MtGS1a reduces the inhibition by tetranitromethane |
Medicago truncatula |
Inhibitors
EC Number |
Inhibitors |
Comment |
Organism |
Structure |
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6.3.1.2 |
H2O2 |
inhibits isozyme MtGS2a |
Medicago truncatula |
|
6.3.1.2 |
iodoacetamide |
inhibits isozyme MtGS1a |
Medicago truncatula |
|
6.3.1.2 |
additional information |
no inhibition by H2O2 and S-nitrosoglutathione, epicatechin is able to protect isozyme MtGS1a from inactivation; no inhibition by iodoacetamide, epicatechin is not able to protect isozyme MtGS2a from inactivation |
Medicago truncatula |
|
6.3.1.2 |
N-Acetylimidazole |
inhibition of isozyme MtGS1a; slight inhibition of isozyme MtGS2a |
Medicago truncatula |
|
6.3.1.2 |
peroxynitrite |
inhibition of isozyme MtGS1a |
Medicago truncatula |
|
6.3.1.2 |
S-nitrosoglutathione |
isozyme MtGS2a activity is inhibited by thiol residue nitrosylation |
Medicago truncatula |
|
6.3.1.2 |
sodium nitroprusside |
NO donor sodium nitroprusside results in increased in vivo enzyme nitration accompanied by a reduction in enzyme activity; NO donor sodium nitroprusside results in increased in vivo enzyme nitration accompanied by a reduction in enzyme activity |
Medicago truncatula |
|
6.3.1.2 |
Tetranitromethane |
inhibition of isozyme MtGS1a |
Medicago truncatula |
|
Localization
EC Number |
Localization |
Comment |
Organism |
GeneOntology No. |
Textmining |
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6.3.1.2 |
chloroplast |
isozyme MtGS2a |
Medicago truncatula |
9507 |
- |
6.3.1.2 |
cytosol |
isoenzyme MtGS1a |
Medicago truncatula |
5829 |
- |
Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)
EC Number |
Natural Substrates |
Organism |
Comment (Nat. Sub.) |
Natural Products |
Comment (Nat. Pro.) |
Rev. |
Reac. |
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6.3.1.2 |
ATP + L-glutamate + NH3 |
Medicago truncatula |
- |
ADP + phosphate + L-glutamine |
- |
? |
|
Organism
EC Number |
Organism |
UniProt |
Comment |
Textmining |
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6.3.1.2 |
Medicago truncatula |
O04998 |
MtGS1a; isozyme MtGS1a |
- |
6.3.1.2 |
Medicago truncatula |
O04999 |
MtGS2a; isozymes MtGS1a and MtGS2a |
- |
Posttranslational Modification
EC Number |
Posttranslational Modification |
Comment |
Organism |
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6.3.1.2 |
nitrosylation |
isozyme MtGS2a activity is inhibited by thiol residue nitrosylation |
Medicago truncatula |
6.3.1.2 |
side-chain modification |
the enzyme is regulated by tyrosine nitration. The enzyme is nitrated in planta and its nitration status changes in relation to active nitrogen fixation |
Medicago truncatula |
Purification (Commentary)
EC Number |
Purification (Comment) |
Organism |
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6.3.1.2 |
recombinant isozyme MtGS1a from Escherichia coli |
Medicago truncatula |
Source Tissue
EC Number |
Source Tissue |
Comment |
Organism |
Textmining |
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6.3.1.2 |
additional information |
root nodule, isozyme MtGS1a |
Medicago truncatula |
- |
Substrates and Products (Substrate)
EC Number |
Substrates |
Comment Substrates |
Organism |
Products |
Comment (Products) |
Rev. |
Reac. |
---|
6.3.1.2 |
ATP + L-glutamate + NH3 |
- |
Medicago truncatula |
ADP + phosphate + L-glutamine |
- |
? |
|
Synonyms
EC Number |
Synonyms |
Comment |
Organism |
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6.3.1.2 |
Glutamine synthetase |
- |
Medicago truncatula |
General Information
EC Number |
General Information |
Comment |
Organism |
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6.3.1.2 |
physiological function |
glutamine synthetase is a key enzyme for root nodule metabolism, and is a molecular target of nitric oxide in root nodules of Medicago truncatula and is regulated by tyrosine nitration. NO-mediated GS posttranslational inactivation is related to metabolite channeling to boost the nodule antioxidant defenses in response to NO |
Medicago truncatula |