Encodes a gene whose sequence is similar to ferredoxin dependent glutamate synthase (Fd-GOGAT). Expression in leaves is induced by light and sucrose. Proposed to be involved in photorespiration and nitrogen assimilation.
Computational Description
glutamate synthase 1 (GLU1); FUNCTIONS IN: protein binding, glutamate synthase (ferredoxin) activity; INVOLVED IN: positive regulation of glycine hydroxymethyltransferase activity, response to light stimulus, photorespiration; LOCATED IN: in 6 components; EXPRESSED IN: 26 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 14 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Glutamine amidotransferase, class-II (InterPro:IPR000583), Aldolase-type TIM barrel (InterPro:IPR013785), Glutamate synthase, alpha subunit, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR002489), Glutamate synthase, central-N (InterPro:IPR006982), Glutamate synthase, central-C (InterPro:IPR002932), Glutamine amidotransferase, type II (InterPro:IPR017932); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: glutamate synthase 2 (TAIR:AT2G41220.1); Has 30201 Blast hits to 17322 proteins in 780 species: Archae - 12; Bacteria - 1396; Metazoa - 17338; Fungi - 3422; Plants - 5037; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 2996 (source: NCBI BLink).
Encodes a gene whose sequence is similar to ferredoxin dependent glutamate synthase (Fd-GOGAT). Expression in leaves is induced by light and sucrose. Proposed to be involved in photorespiration and nitrogen assimilation.
Computational Description
glutamate synthase 1 (GLU1); FUNCTIONS IN: protein binding, glutamate synthase (ferredoxin) activity; INVOLVED IN: response to light stimulus, photorespiration; LOCATED IN: apoplast, chloroplast, membrane, chloroplast envelope; EXPRESSED IN: 25 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 14 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Glutamine amidotransferase, class-II (InterPro:IPR000583), Aldolase-type TIM barrel (InterPro:IPR013785), Glutamate synthase, alpha subunit, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR002489), Glutamate synthase, central-N (InterPro:IPR006982), Glutamate synthase, central-C (InterPro:IPR002932), Glutamine amidotransferase, type II (InterPro:IPR017932); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: glutamate synthase 2 (TAIR:AT2G41220.1); Has 17415 Blast hits to 17302 proteins in 2024 species: Archae - 267; Bacteria - 5686; Metazoa - 111; Fungi - 160; Plants - 179; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 11012 (source: NCBI BLink).